Jesus was born of Mary but not Joseph so where does the lineage of Mary relate back to David?
2006-12-01 10:35:42 · 9 answers · asked by SHIRLEY R 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Joseph and Mary were both of the House of David.
2006-12-01 10:37:45 · answer #1 · answered by nancy jo 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are 2 lineages listed in the bible. One is stated as Joseph's and the other is not credited to Joseph or Mary. The lineages do not agree with each other. Therefore they must be from different parents.
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%203:23-38&version=31
2006-12-01 10:42:36 · answer #2 · answered by N♂t - ♂ut - Yet 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Matthew 1, it starts with the linage of Joseph. Which also gives you the linage of Mary as the tribes Israel married within their tribe, the Rubenites married Rubenites and Levites married Levites. This way they would keep their linage pure, for instance only the Levites were priest. If a Levite married out of the line they could not be a priest. There were a lots of them in each group so no problem with genetics.
2006-12-01 10:57:50 · answer #3 · answered by Besty boop 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Re: the two geneaologies: Most likely Matthew gives Joseph's and Luke, Mary's geneaology. Evidences:
a.This theory seems supported by several early Christian writers -
Origen, Irenaeus, Tertullian, Athanasius, and Justin Martyr
b.It is indirectly confirmed by Jewish tradition. Lightfoot cites from the Talmudic writers concerning the pains of hell, the statement that Mary the daughter of Heli was seen in the infernal regions, suffering horrid tortures. This statement illustrates, not only the bitter animosity of the Jews towards the Christian religion, but also the fact that, according to received Jewish tradition, Mary was the daughter of Heli; hence, that is her genealogy in Luke
c.This theory shows us in what way Christ was the "Son of David." If Mary was the daughter of Heli, then Jesus was strictly a descendant of David, not only legally, through is reputed father, but actually, by direct personal descent, through his mother. Jews even today inherit their Jewishness through their mother. If your mother isn't Jewish, neither are you. So biologically, the Son of God had to be born of a Jewish woman to be considered a Jew.
d.This theory affords a very simple explanation of the whole matter. Mary, since she had no brothers, was an heiress; therefore her husband, according to principle of Jewish law (Numbers 36), was reckoned among her father's family, as his son. So Joseph was that actual son of Jacob, and the legal son of Heli.
2006-12-01 10:40:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The geneology in Luke is from Mary and shows she was related to David
2006-12-01 10:42:17 · answer #5 · answered by whirlingmerc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matthew gives Joseph's geneology,
Luke gives Mary's geneology,
Joseph was the son in law of Heli.
2006-12-01 10:44:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read this article. It expains that Mary's lineage was given in Luke while Joseph's was given in Matthew.
2006-12-01 10:43:51 · answer #7 · answered by Cribbage 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Read Matthew the 1st chapter and you'll see her name there. It had to be Mary remember Joseph had no sex with Mary.
2006-12-01 10:39:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out this information:
http://www.christiananswers.net/dictionary/mary-motherofjesus.html
2006-12-01 11:07:52 · answer #9 · answered by redeemed 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋