Bible Question: Since Joseph was not Jesus' natural father--Jesus' humanity came through his mother, Mary,--how do the geneologies in Matthew and Luke support that Jesus was a descendant of David? |
Bible Answer: 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. |