By Gabriel Ojo If you have not asked yourself this question as a missionary, there is a high possibility that someone has asked you before. It is even possible that someone had told you with conviction that tentmaking is the biblical model of supporting a missionary. People who say this are quick to tell us Jesus was a carpenter and Paul was a tentmaker. So, let us look at them one after the other. Jesus Christ Was He really a carpenter? Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us? So they were offended at Him. Mark 6:3 (NKJV) Is this not the carpenter’s Son? Is not His mother called Mary? And His brothers James, Joses, Simon, and Judas? Matthew 13:55 (NKJV) These are the two instances where Jesus’ carpentry background is mentioned, and they are parallel accounts. That is, both report the same events. So who was the carpenter, Jesus or Joseph? Well, going by the tradition