Bible Question: 1) If it is true that Jewish genealogy traces the Mothers side, then why is the focus on Joseph rather than Mary in the Matthew and Luke genealogies? 2) Where do you find evidence that Mary was a decendant of David? |
Bible Answer: Many conservative scholars understand the geneology in Luke to trace Mary's geneology. In Luke 3:23, the geneology begins "being supposedly the son of Joseph" indicating that Joseph is not actually in the geneology. |