Is not this the carpenter's son? Mark says, Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary? Both these expre ions would probably have…

His background seemed to them to be most humble. He had come from among them. His reputed father was a village artisan. His mother was plain Mary, …

St. Jerome: After the parables which the Lord spoke to the people, and which only the Apostles understood, He goes to His own…

(55–57a) Obviously some of the questioners’ motivation sprang from a serious desire to know whence Jesus derived his authority rather than from per…

And his sisters
Whose names, according to Epiphanius {b}, were Mary and Salome; whom he supposes were the daughters …

Christ repeats his offer to those who have rejected him. They upbraid him: Is not this the carpenter's son?

Yes, it is true he was …

Previously, the Lord parabolically showed both the obstacles and the growth of the Gospel teaching; now, however, He shows its dignity through some…