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NASB | Matthew 1:16 Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 1:16 Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah (Christ). |
Subject: HOW WAS MARY IN THE LINEAGE OF DAVID? |
Bible Note: Hi Ed, I saw your post and had considered the possibility of the point you made before I made my original post. But what makes me think it was the other point I made was the fact that every year around Christmas various cable channels on TV do shows on Mary of the birth of Jesus and get people, allegedly scholars, to put forth propositions such as Mary being an unwed mother because she was raped by a Roman soldier and now we have trhe harlot theory. These channels do the same type thing around Easter. Then they put forth the theory that Jesus' body was stolen and hidden by the apostles or that he was only drugged and did not really die. What is all comes down to is an attack on the whole concept of the Incarnation by attacking the Virgin Birth and the resurection. I have seen these shows and that is why I think it was the source of the question being raised. All you have to do is check out the whole Jesus Seminar group to see tha same attacks being made under the guise of scholarship. Often members of that group are the "scholars" trotted out on the TV programs to promote the above mentioned ideas. Emmaus |