Delta4Embassy
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If Mary WAS a virgin, then Jesus has no direct ancestry to King David and wasn't the Messiah. Rut-roh.
" (2) We find the genealogy of Jesus provided by the Gospels confusing. Who was Jesus’ paternal grandfather? (We notice that Matthew says that his grandfather was Jacob, but Luke says it was Heli). Also, we notice that Matthew declares that Jesus was separated from King David by only twenty-eight generations, but Luke’s list shows a forty-three generation separation. What does this contradiction mean?
(3) The genealogical line linking Jesus and King David seems to pass through Jesus’ father. But since Jesus was the product of a virgin conception, then he does not share in his father’s Davidic ancestry. How is Jesus a descendent of David?"
The Catholic Church s Response to Our Critique of Christian Credibility - Lawrence Kelemen Permission To Receive
Catholic Church's reply and explanation to the above problems at link. Would post here, but a)there's a lot, b)easier to read on the site
" (2) We find the genealogy of Jesus provided by the Gospels confusing. Who was Jesus’ paternal grandfather? (We notice that Matthew says that his grandfather was Jacob, but Luke says it was Heli). Also, we notice that Matthew declares that Jesus was separated from King David by only twenty-eight generations, but Luke’s list shows a forty-three generation separation. What does this contradiction mean?
(3) The genealogical line linking Jesus and King David seems to pass through Jesus’ father. But since Jesus was the product of a virgin conception, then he does not share in his father’s Davidic ancestry. How is Jesus a descendent of David?"
The Catholic Church s Response to Our Critique of Christian Credibility - Lawrence Kelemen Permission To Receive
Catholic Church's reply and explanation to the above problems at link. Would post here, but a)there's a lot, b)easier to read on the site