Matthew's Gospel has a list going back through the male line from Joseph, his father Jacob, to Abraham. Luke's Gospel has a list going back through the male line from Joseph, his father Heli, to Adam. Given the significant differences between these genealogies, as well as between them and the Old Testament, Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) is no doubt correct when he says , "There is little likelihood that either is strictly historical."
Matthew 1:1-17 is the geneology (ancestral history) of Jesus.
The book of Ruth is more of explicit because the book major contribution is, it helps to find the genealogy of Jesus Christ. As for the ancestors of Jesus Christ and their are the tribe of Judah and David falls in the same line, the book is very clear.
He put a list in his book because he wanted to put in Order the family tree of Jesus' time. Also the through- line for this is Order Discovering.Please Subscribe if You Like This.
No. According to the Bible, God is Jesus' only ancestor.
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Jesus the Christ - book - was created in 1915.
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The Bible identifies three African women in Jesus' bloodline: Tamar, Rahab, and Ruth. Tamar was Canaanite, Rahab was a Canaanite prostitute, and Ruth was a Moabite. These women are mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus in the book of Matthew.
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