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Podcast: Something to think about
Episode: Who Do You Think He Is?
Description: With Jack Paton. The reason why the people of Nazareth reject Jesus has never been entirely clear to me. I would have expected a small town would celebrate a local man making good in the world. The text suggests an initial positive reception, but somewhere everything seems to change. Why might this be?The identity of Jesus is a consistent issue in the Gospel of Mark. In this gospel we hear the opinions of rulers, religious authorities, of crowds of people, disciples, and indeed family members. But for Mark, as our author, the i...