(October 28, 2010 at 3:01 pm)theophilus Wrote: The genealogy in Matthew shows that Joseph was descended from the kings of Israel and would presumably have been king if the monarchy had still existed. Jesus wasn't his biological child but considered legally his son because Joseph was married to Jesus's mother. It was through Joseph that he inherited the right to be the king of Israel.
Oh, so he's only rightfully the king of Israel because some broke sheep herder is apparently a relative 2000 years removed from a Jewish King and not because God is him/his father?
And what about the Genealogies in Matthew and Luke being MASSIVELY different?
Luke Wrote:God
Adam
Seth
Enosh
Cainain
Mahalalel
Jared
Enoch
Methuselah
Lamech
Noah
Shem
Arphaxad
Cainan
Shelah
Eber
Peleg
Reu
Serug
Nahor
Terah
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Judah
Pharez
Hezron
Ram
Amminadab
Nahshon
Salmon
Boaz
Obed
Jesse
David
Nathan
Mattatha
Menna
Melea
Eliakim
Jonam
Joseph
Judah
Simeon
Levi
Matthat
Jorim
Eliezer
Joshua
Er
Elmadam
Cosam
Addi
Melchi
Neri
Shealtiel
Zerubbabel
Rhesa
Joanan
Joda
Josech
Semein
Mattathias
Mahath
Naggai
Hesli
Nahum
Amos
Mattathias
Joseph
Jannai
Melchi
Levi
Matthat
Heli
Mary[7] & Joseph*
Jesus
Matthew Wrote:Genealogy of Jesus according to Matthew
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Judah & Tamar
Pharez
Hezron
Ram
Amminadab
Nahshon
Salmon & Rahab
Boaz & Ruth
Obed
Jesse
David & Wife of Uriah
Solomon
Rehoboam
Abijam
Asa
Jehoshaphat
Jehoram
Uzziah
Jotham
Ahaz
Hezekiah
Manasseh
Amon
Josiah
Jeconiah
Shealtiel
Zerubbabel
Abiud
Eliakim
Azor
Zadok
Achim
Eliud
Eleazar
Matthan
Jacob
Joseph & Mary *
Jesus
If anything it shows that the book is even more spectacular bullshit than even you Fundies indirectly make it out to be.
Quote:Jesus was human as well as devine because he was born of Mary. Her genealogy is given in Luke 3. Here is a good article about the two genealogies:
http://carm.org/bible-difficulties/matth...and-luke-3
If you think you have found an error in the Bible this site is a good place to look to see if there is an explanation for it:
http://carm.org/
Ohhh Matt Slick, excuse me while I don't give a fuck. In case you haven't realized yet, Matt Slick is despised by almost as many Christians as he is Atheists for many reasons, but in this case it's his 'interpretations', they are at occasion like reading those humorous demonstrations of bad reasoning and reading into it that you see from Mitchel and Webb.
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