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1 | how is that so? | Bible general Archive 1 | thenarrowdoor | 35169 | ||
how is that so? | ||||||
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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