“Local Boy Makes Good” might be the headline to greet Jesus’ visit to Nazareth, his native village. He has already picked up something of a reputation as a wonderworker and teacher, and his effectiveness can’t be denied. But the people at Nazareth are puzzled about him. After all, he is only the village carpenter turned preacher (v. 3: note this is the only place on record where Jesus is called “the carpenter”; elsewhere he is the “carpenter’s son” which is not the same