regional prejudice (cf. 7:41) rather than knowledge of the Scriptures (despite their attitude in 7:49): 2 Kings 14:25 shows that Jonah was from from Gath Hepher, a few miles north of Nazareth in Galilee. Later rabbis admitted that prophets arose from every tribe. Even if they envision “the Prophet” rather than merely “a prophet,” Scripture did not specify his place of origin (Deut. 18:15–18); and they are mistaken to think that Jesus originated in Galilee in any case (see comment on 7:42). Nicodemus’s