23. Rejection at Nazareth (6:1-6)

The 'decision stories' of Mark 5, culminate in the final episode, when Jesus returns to his hometown. In this dramatic moment, in which faith is pitted against familiarity, the hometown folks reject Jesus and his claims. It seems that even his family joins in the hostility, galvanizing the effect of Jesus' displacement of them with his own disciples (Mk.3:20ff).