The disciples couldn’t believe their ears. They couldn’t believe his presumption, his audacity. With building impatience, they asked him to explain his thinking. “But where in this deserted place are you going to dig up enough food for a meal?” In other words, we have no hot dogs. Jesus answers their question with his own. “How many loaves do you have?” In the original Greek text, Jesus asks about the disciples’ artos (ar´-tos)—their bread.1 The presence and symbolism of bread is of great importance