jeand@ihlpg.UUCP (AMBAR) (07/10/85)
> > Regarding the two genealogies given for the Lord, I'm supprised that > > it is not commonly known that they are for His forebears through His > > mother's and step-father's families. > > It is amazing the lengths to which people will go to rationalize a > plain contradiction in scripture. "...known that they are...?" > By whom? Where is the evidence for this? The words in scripture are > clear enough: > > Matt 1:16 says: "And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary" > > Luke 3:23 says: "Jesus...the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli..." It is not a plain contradiction in scripture, as shown by the words you chose to omit from the Luke quote. Here it is in full (NASB) Luke 3:23 "And when He began His ministry, Jesus Himself was about thirty years of age, being supposedly the son of Joseph, the son of Eli," and for good measure, here's the margin note from 'supposedly': "Lit., 'as it was being thought'" Yeah, I guess "the words in scripture are clear enough", aren't they? -- AMBAR {the known universe}!ihnp4!ihlpg!jeand "To those who love it is given to hear Music too high for the human ear." --Bruce Cockburn