Jesus drew a picture of himself and he sent it to the world so we would know what he looked like,” says Jonah, 7.

It was time for them — his people — to reap their rewards. Instead, Jesus says a quick proverb, “No prophet is welcome in his hometown.” I find it amusing because it seems like the kind of ...

in the gospels we're dealing with theologians, people who are reflecting theologically on Jesus already. And there's all indication that what we now refer to as theological reflection was there at ...