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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Author: bbeck Ordered by Date |
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1 | what was Mary's geneology | Bible general Archive 1 | bbeck | 55058 | ||
Actually, Luke 3:23 (NASB) says Jesus "was about thirty years of age, being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph," whereas the Matthew account says "Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born." Textually, the intention of Luke 3:23 is not perfectly clear. However, there are many reasons why correlating Luke to Mary and Matthew to Joseph seems valid (see my 2/18/02 response to "how is that so?") This evidence seems to make assuming Luke traced through Joseph's father-in-law reasonable, especially when one remembers that this was a highly paternalistic society (though clan was inherited from the mother). Also, if Matthew's declaration that his account deals with the lineage of Joseph weren't enough, the name Jechonias confirms that it is Joseph's lineage, for, according to Jer 22:30, Jechonias's "seed" was not to produce any king (and by blood he never did, but Jesus adopted the royal status from David/Solomon/Jechonias' regal line). Thus Luke's lineage must be another line, and ascribing it to Mary seems reasonable. Does this address the issue fully? |
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2 | how is that so? | Bible general Archive 1 | bbeck | 35206 | ||
Well, first, the two geneologies differ, in line with the subject/message of each book. Matthew's account emphasizes Jesus' legal father ("Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ"), while Luke's account focuses on Jesus' mother ("And Jesus..., being, as was supposed, the son of Joseph"). They both agree that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Ghost, was born of Mary, a virgin married to Joseph, who knew of the situation, and correspond in many other details and points. A ancient conjecture assumed Joseph the source of much of Matthew's material, and Mary the source of much of Luke's material. Additionally, Matthew was speaking to a Jewish audience, and followed the traditional paternal line, whereas Luke was speaking to a more Gentilian/Greek audience, and followed the actual blood line through Mary, all the way to the first man, Adam, to inform his audience. Indeed, Matthew's account goes through David's son Solomon, the king through whom the messiah would be traced, whereas Luke shows Jesus as a human and traces through David's son Nathan. Obviously, this is not conclusive evidence, but it is persuasive evidence. Does that answer your question? |
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3 | Is God responsible for evil? | Bible general Archive 1 | bbeck | 288 | ||
God is sovereign, and he is responsible for giving us the ability to choose between good and evil. The ability to choose in and of itself is good, but the use of the ability may be bad. There is little or no glory in forcing opinions on your children, and likewise, there is little or no glory for God in forcing us to obey His commandments, or even in forcing us to believe in Him. | ||||||
4 | What does Matt 24:34 mean? | Matt 24:34 | bbeck | 286 | ||
If you type in "Matt 24:34" at [bible.gospelcom.net] it alternately translates this word as "race". The Greek here is genea, sometimes translated as "men of the same stock" [gnt.greekbible.com]. The English word "genealogy" comes from this Greek word. | ||||||
5 | First martyr after Christ's resurrection | NT general Archive 1 | bbeck | 281 | ||
As far as I know, Stephen was the first martyr after Christ's resurrection (see Acts 6-7) | ||||||
6 | what was Mary's geneology | Bible general Archive 1 | bbeck | 238 | ||
I'm not an expert on this, but I did some research and looked at the verses. If you look at the two geneologies listed in Matt 1:1-16 and Luke 3:23-38, you will see that the two geneologies diverge after David. It is not assured but it is assumed by scholars (namely, Norman Geisler) that the Luke geneology traces Jesus' lineage through Mary to David. | ||||||