“And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?”
When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed. Where did this man get these things? they asked. What's this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing? — the amazement is the same as Capernaum (Mark 1:22) but what follows is entirely different. The questions are not open inquiry but resistant puzzlement: they know the answer they expect (the village carpenter), and the reality of Jesus' teaching and miracles does not fit their expectation. The three questions (where did he get these things, what is this wisdom, what are these miracles) are the questions of people whose category system is breaking down but who will not revise the category system.
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