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What the Fathers say
Western Saints
Gregory the Dialogist
Who will open the gates of his face? In a circle is the terror of his teeth. 46. The 'gates of his face' are wicked teachers, who are called the gates of his face for this reason, because, every one enters through them, in order that this Leviathan may be seen, as it were, in the princedom of his power. For as sacred Scripture is wont to call holy men gates of Sion, [Ps. …
Thomas Aquinas
Another author says that the whale has a large opening of the mouth "provided with teeth which are very large and very long, and two teeth especially are longer than the others like elephants or boars." Thus to show these two largest teeth are farthest out he says, "Will you open the doors of his face?" for those two great teeth seem like two doors by which the mouth of the whale is opened. …
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