RE: Christians - even the Bible says that Jesus was not God so why do you say he was ?
October 23, 2015 at 12:28 am
(October 22, 2015 at 5:28 pm)lkingpinl Wrote: The genealogy in Matt. 1:1 is traced through Joseph, Jesus’ legal (though not natural) father, and it establishes His claim and right to the throne of David. The genealogy in Luke 3:23-38 is evidently that of Mary, though some believe it is also Joseph’s, by assuming that Matthan (Matt 1:15) and Matthat (Luke 3:24) were the same person and Jacob (Matt 1:16) and Eli (Luke 3:23) were brothers (one being Joseph’s father and the other his uncle).
There is another argument that comes from the theme, purpose, and audience of the two gospels. Matthew was written to the Jews to prove that Jesus was in the legal line of David by adoption through Joseph. However, this was not Luke’s purpose. Luke was writing to show and emphasize the humanity of Christ. He was writing to Gentiles or Greeks to show Jesus’ involvement with the needs of men. In keeping with this focus, we might naturally expect Luke, the doctor, to present the genealogy of Jesus through Mary, the source of his true humanity.
How about the fact that they simply contadict each other? It's not like they were necessarily aware of each other's works.
