Is not this the carpenter's son? Is not his mother called Mary? And are not his brothers James and Joseph and Simon and Judas? The familiarity argument against Jesus: they know his trade (carpenter's son), his mother (Mary), and his brothers (James, Joseph, Simon, Judas). The family knowledge that should have produced affirmation becomes an obstacle. The one they watched grow up cannot be the one teaching with the authority of the divine wisdom — the familiarity produces offense rather than faith.

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