As a tekton, what was Jesus’ vocation? In most translations of Mk. 6.3 (cf. Mt. 13.55; Gos. Jas. 9.3; Justin, Dial. Tryph. 88) it is usually assumed that he was a carpenter, making ploughs and yokes according to Justin. However, the word has a fairly broad meaning and it can denote a general “craftsman” a “builder” … Continue reading Jesus the Stonemason?