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I am the bread of life; he who comes to me shall not hunger, and he who believes in me shall never thirst.  (RSV-CE Jn. 6:35) This is the first of seven self-identifying statements by Jesus in the Gospel of John.  In each of these statements Jesus reveals something about Himself.  As “the Bread of Life”, Jesus is a gift from the Father and spiritual nourishment .  In John 6:27, God’s Word, the Law, the Torah is described in terms food.  “ Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you; for on him has God the Father set his seal." ’  We can see similar references in Old Testament passages.  “How sweet are thy words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!” (Ps. 119:103)  Wisdom is portrayed as a woman setting a great feast.  “ Wisdom has built her house, she has set up her seven pillars.  She has slaughtered her beasts, she has mixed...