Coming to his hometown, [Jesus] began teaching the people in their synagogue, and they were amazed. “Where did this man get this wisdom and these miraculous powers?” they asked. “Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother’s name Mary, and aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon and Judas? Aren’t all his sisters with us? Where then did this man get all these things?” Matthew 13:54-56 Jesus’ father, Joseph, was described as a carpenter. Fathers usually passed down their trade to their sons, so it is very likely that Jesus learned the trade from his father. Being a rabbi at that […]