The Gospels by Douglas Redford 2007 p. 92 Assuming that there were two incidences of Cleansing of the Temple, which was located in Jerusalem, a possible reference to an early Judean ministry may be .Mercer dictionary of the Bible by Watson E. Mills, Roger Aubrey Bullard 1998 pp. 333–344 Ministry in Galilee Early Galilean ministry The Early Galilean ministry begins when, according to Matthew, Jesus goes back to Galilee from the Judean desert, after rebuffing the temptation of Satan. In this early period, Jesus preaches around Galilee and, in , his first disciples encounter him, begin to travel with him and eventually form the core of the early Church. The Gospel of John includes the Wedding at Cana as the first miracle of Jesus taking place in this early period of ministry, with his return to Galilee.Dmitri Royster 1999 The Miracles of Christ p. 71 A few villages in Galilee (e.g. Kafr Kanna) have been suggested as the location of Cana.Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible 2000 p. 212 The return of Jesus to Galilee follows the arrest of John the Baptist. The early teachings of Jesus result in his rejection at his hometown when in Jesus says in a Synagogue: "No prophet is acceptable in his own country" and the people reject him. In this early period, Jesus' reputation begins to spread throughout Galilee. In and , Jesus goes to Capernaum, where people are "astonished at his teaching; for his word was with authority", in the Exorcism at the Synagogue in Capernaum episode, which is followed by healing the mother of Peter's wife.John Clowes, 1817 The Miracles of Jesus Christ published by J. Gleave, Manchester, UK p. 31 includes the first Miraculous draught of fishes episode in which Jesus tells Peter, "now on you will catch men". Peter leaves his net and, along with him, James and John, the sons of Zebedee, follows Jesus as disciples thereafter.The Gospel of Luke by Timothy Johnson, Daniel J. Harrington, 1992 p. 89 This period includes the Sermon on the Mount, one of the major discourses of Jesus in Matthew, and the Sermon on the Plain in the Gospel of Luke.The Sermon on the Mount: A Theological Investigation by Carl G. Vaught 2001 pp. xi–xiv The Sermon on the Mount, which covers chapters 5, 6 and 7 of the Gospel of Matthew, is the first of the Five Discourses of Matthew and is the