Jesus is the son of God. Only people connected to God can understand that because it is a spiritual understanding.
FIRST THREE WORDS OF THE NEW TESTAMENTThere are 27 books in all in the New Testament. The first book is Matthew. The first three words in the first verse of the first chapter of Matthew (Matthew 1:1) are: "The book of..." The complete verse of Matthew 1:1 in the King James Version of the New Testament reads "The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham."Matthew 1:1 in the New International Version reads: "A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham."
Matthew's Gospel traces Jesus' ancestry through the male line from his father Joseph, then Joseph's father Jacob, and back through the great Zorobabel, son of Salathiel, then Jechonias, to David and finally Abraham.Luke's Gospel traces Jesus' ancestry through the male line from his father Joseph, then Joseph's father Heli, and back through the great Zorobabel, son of Salathiel, then Neri, to David and finally Adam.Matthew says that there were 28 generations from David to Jesus, and 41 generations from Abraham to Jesus. Luke says that there were 42 generations from David to Jesus, and 77 generations from Adam to Jesus. Both genealogies contain significant discrepancies against the Old Testament genealogies and, needless to say, neither account is likely to be historically accurate.
To my knowledge, God has no surname in the same way that Allah has no surname. The gods of the ancients and the gods of modern times may have had epithets eg. 'God almighty', 'True God' etc. In Christianity, Jesus is believed to be God and is called Jesus Christ. 'Christ' is not a surname. The word or epithet, 'Christ' means 'redeemer', 'saviour', 'deliverer' etc. He may also be styled Jesus The Christ. Since Jesus was related to King David through the Hasmonean lineage, He could have well lay claim to using that name but the Christian Scriptures tell us that Jesus entered human history for a higher purpose than seeking titles royal or otherwise. In Jesus' time, records show that Jews were often referred to by the lineage of their family, particularly that of their father.
The bible is not a work of historical fact, there are discrepancies. According to current Christian canon the bible is alegorical and not meant to be taken literally. When the Romans adopted Christianity as their official religion they picked through the gospels and decided what to put in what to take out and what to change. Different Answer: The Bible is indeed a work of historical fact. Not sure what canon the above author is talking about, but the Word of God has always been accepted by general acceptance by people of faith. The canon came later to officiate what is generally accepted. The canon was made to exclude certain false Gospels - ex those featured in "the da vinci code". The reason there are different numbers of "generations" is a generation is not a father -son generation but more of a "legacy" of biblical significance in faith. The dates would not add up using the regular meaning of the word "generation".
The GospelsThe gospels present Jesus Christ in a different light That light is proclaimed at the beginning of the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John, The gospels present Jesus Christ in a different light, That light is proclaimed at the beginning of the gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Each GospelMatthew starts with the identification of Joseph (Mary's Husband) being of the king line of Judah of the house of David, therefore Christ as his inheritance of King of IsraelMark starts with the anointing of Jesus Christ, therefore that gospel presents Jesus as the anointed oneLuke starts with the identification of John's parents and Mary cousin of Elizabeth as the daughters of Aaron of the tribe of Levi which is the priest line. Therefore Jesus is presented as possessing the office of high priest via Aaron. John presents Jesus Christ the eternal transcending the flesh as written in Genesis 2 - The tree of life and Genesis 14 - Melchizedek and Daniel 3 as the Son of God with Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Therefore the Jeasus proves the flesh is temporary and it can be overcome with victory through the example he made for us all and through him as the door, John 10
The book of Matthew has the geology of Jesus Christ.
The first mention of "Jesus" [ie Saviour] is in Matthew 1:1 of the New Testament :-Mat 1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
In the King James version.... The word "Christ" appears in the first verse of Matthew - traditionally the first book of the New Testament. Mat 1:1 The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
No she lived during the time of David. about 1000 years before Jesus was born. (1040BC - 970BC)
In Matthew 1 it gives the family tree of Jesus Christ, from Abraham to Joseph. The son of David who continued the family line of Jesus was Solomon. Luke 3 also gives the family tree of Jesus Christ, from Adam to Joseph. The son of David who continued the family line of Jesus was Nathan.
Matthew 1:1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:
A:Matthew 1:17: "So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. " Generations differ in length according to how long a person was fortunate to live and, of course, how old he was when the son was born. What the author of Matthew was seeking to do here was simply prove by numerology that Jesus was destined for greatness, because there were three groups of 14 generations from Abraham to Jesus. To do this, the author had to compress the traditional Old Testament genealogy, ignoring three kings, and have David in the preceding (as 14) and following (as 1) groups, but not so Josiah. Then, we have no possible way of verifying Matthew's list of Jesus' ancestors from the time of the Exile. Fourteen and seven were regarded as propitious numbers.Answer:Though Matthew or other Scripture do not state emphatically how many years make a generation, we can ascertain this length by using the ages of the various people mentioned here.One of the genealogies in the New Testament says this: "So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generation, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generation, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generation " (Matt. 1:17, NKJV). Each of these three groupings were summed up as 14 generations. Yet, they did not last the same number of years. In fact, the average generation in the period from Abraham to David was approximately 64 years, but the average generation from David to the Babylonian captivity and from that captivity to Christ was about 38 years.The term " generation " may have other meanings too. The " generation " that sees Christ's return, for example, refers to all the people living at that time.
In chronological order, they are: Abraham, Moses, David, Jesus, and Paul.
According to the accepted chronology, the average age of each generation; from Adam to Abraham, Luke: One hundred years.from Abraham to David, Matthew and Luke: Seventy years. from David to Jesus, Luke: Twenty-five years. Matthew: Forty years.
The Bible does not give a direct answer to this common question. Yet it does leave us with some observations. When we study the Scriptures, it becomes clear that the length of a generation differs from one historic period to the next. We find that the generation of the earlier history of man were longer, because people lived longer and tended to marry later in life. One of the genealogies in the New Testament says this: "So all the generation from Abraham to David are fourteen generation, from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generation, and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generation " (Matt. 1:17, NKJV). Each of these three groupings were summed up as 14 generations. Yet, they did not last the same number of years. In fact, the average generation in the period from Abraham to David was approximately 64 years, but the average generation from David to the Babylonian captivity and from that captivity to Christ was about 38 years. The term " generation " may have other meanings too. The " generation " that sees Christ's return, for example, refers to all the people living at that time.
Here is one:Matthew 1:1New King James Version (NKJV)The Genealogy of Jesus Christ1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the Son of Abraham:
According to biblical legend, all Jews are descended from Abraham, and Jesus was a Jew. The Gospels of Mathew and of Luke provide two different genealogies of Jesus, going back through his father Joseph and King David to Abraham, but neither places Jesus, or at least Joseph, as a direct descendant of Moses.