Matthew demonstrated that there were 14 generations: from Abraham to David; from David to Josiah; from Josiah to Jesus, a total of 42 generations. To do this, the author had to ignore 3 kings in the Old Testament 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.
Luke had great men occur in multiples of 7 generations starting from Adam, with: Enoch at 7; Abraham at 21; David at 35; Jesus at 77. He also had: Joseph at 42 and 70; Jesus (Jose) at 49. To do this, the author had to insert his own fictitious people into the Old Testament list: Kainan at 13; Admin at 28. Once again, we have no possible way of verifying Luke’s list of Jesus’ ancestors after King David.
Speaking of the two gospel genealogies of Jesus, Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) says, "Inspiration does not guarantee historicity or reconcilability; otherwise God should have inspired the two evangelists to give us the same record." In fact, few if any New Testament scholars believe the genealogies are literally true.
AnswerMatthew provides a genealogy for Jesus, through Joseph and back through the male line, giving 41 generations from Abraham to Jesus. According to Mathew, Jesus was descended from all the kings of Judah, but he omits the Old Testament kings Uzziah, Amaziah and Jehoash, who are listed in the Old Testament between Ahaziah (Ozias) and Jotham (Joatham).Luke provides a genealogy for Jesus, through Joseph and back through the male line, giving 57 generations from Abraham to Jesus. In the Old Testament, Amminadab is the son of Aram, but Luke inserts a generation, making a new person, Admin, the son of Aram and Amminadab the grandson of Aram. Unlike Matthew, he does not follow the royal line after David, giving a completely different genealogy from this point on.
It could be twice, in Matthew and in Luke. of Jesus.
In Matthew's Gospel, there are sixty generations from Adam to Jesus, through Joseph and Joseph's father Jacob. In Luke's Gospel, there are seventy six generations from Adam to Jesus, through Joseph and Joseph's father Heli.
In Matthew's Gospel, there were: 14 generations from Abraham to David, inclusive; 14 generations from David to Josiah, inclusive; and 14 generations from Jechonias (son of Josiah) to Jesus, through Joseph. This is actually 41 generations from Abraham to Jesus, since David is counted twice. In Luke's Gospel, there were: 77 generations from Adam to Jesus, through Joseph. This included 55 generations from Abraham to Jesus, once again inclusive. Luke's Gospel had great men occur in multiples of 7 generations starting from Adam, with: Enoch at 7; Abraham at 21; David at 35; Jesus at 77. The reason it took exactly this many generations in each case was that each of the authors wished in his own way to prove, through numerology, that Jesus was destined for greatness. The number 7 was regarded as associated with greatness, and so therefore was the number 14. To do this, Matthew had to ignore three kings in the Old Testament and to count David twice. Using a different, but parallel genealogy, Luke had to insert his own fictitious people into the Old Testament list: Kainan at 13; Admin at 28.
For population studies, a "generation" is usually taken to be about thirty years. So, 2011 ÷ 30 = 67. This means that, if the 'average' person's ancestors all had their first child at the age of 30, then there would be 65 "great-" before "grandfather" for the member of their family who was alive in the correct timespan.
There are four generations from Rahab to Jesus in the genealogy.
There were 77 generations from Adam to Jesus in the Bible.
AnswerMatthew provides a genealogy for Jesus, through Joseph and back through the male line, giving 41 generations from Abraham to Jesus. According to Mathew, Jesus was descended from all the kings of Judah, but he omits the Old Testament kings Uzziah, Amaziah and Jehoash, who are listed in the Old Testament between Ahaziah (Ozias) and Jotham (Joatham).Luke provides a genealogy for Jesus, through Joseph and back through the male line, giving 57 generations from Abraham to Jesus. In the Old Testament, Amminadab is the son of Aram, but Luke inserts a generation, making a new person, Admin, the son of Aram and Amminadab the grandson of Aram. Unlike Matthew, he does not follow the royal line after David, giving a completely different genealogy from this point on.
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It could be twice, in Matthew and in Luke. of Jesus.
A:Luke's Gospel gives 77 generations (inclusive) from Adam to Jesus, including 57 from Abraham to Jesus. Matthew's Gospel gives 42 generations from Abraham to Jesus, which implies 62 generations from Adam to Jesus. Both genealogies follow the male line through King David, Zorobabel and finally Joseph, although some attempt to say that Luke's version is that of Mary - in spite of Luke 3:23. Both include the great Zorobabel, son of Salathiel, in this lineage, although they disagree as to the name of Salathiel's father, evidence that these genealogies were no more than inspired guesswork. Even if we argue that Luke's genealogy was that of Mary, Salathiel must have the same father! We should subtract 2 generations from Luke's genealogy, because the author inserted his own fictitious people into the Old Testament list: Kainan at generation 13 and Admin at 28. This would give 75 generations.We should also add 3 generations to Matthew's genealogy, because the author deleted three kings who are found in the Old Testament list. This would give 65 generations.The clear evidence is that neither genealogy was based on history, even if we suppose that Adam was a real person. Thus, we can not really say whether there were 77, 62 or any other number of generations from the beginning up to the time of Jesus.
In Matthew's Gospel, there are sixty generations from Adam to Jesus, through Joseph and Joseph's father Jacob. In Luke's Gospel, there are seventy six generations from Adam to Jesus, through Joseph and Joseph's father Heli.
AnswerMatthew provides a genealogy for Jesus, through Joseph and back through the male line, giving 28 generations from David to Jesus. According to Mathew, Jesus was descended from all the kings of Judah, but he omits the Old Testament kings Uzziah, Amaziah and Jehoash, who are listed in the Old Testament between Ahaziah (Ozias) and Jotham (Joatham). This was necessary in order to use numerology, based on repetition of the number 7, to prove that Jesus was destined for greatness.Luke provides a genealogy for Jesus, through Joseph and back through the male line, giving 22 generations from David to Jesus. Unlike Matthew, he does not follow the royal line after David. Raymond E Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) says that neither genealogy is likely to be historically accurate.One of Rehoboam's 28 sons, also called Abijam, who became the second king of the two-tribe kingdom of Judah and reigned from 980 to 978 B.C.E. (1Ki 14:31-15:8) He was a regal descendant of David on both his father's and his mother's side, the 16th generation from Abraham in the royal lineage of Jesus Christ. (1Chronicle 3:10; Matthew 1:7)
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In Matthew's Gospel, there were: 14 generations from Abraham to David, inclusive; 14 generations from David to Josiah, inclusive; and 14 generations from Jechonias (son of Josiah) to Jesus, through Joseph. This is actually 41 generations from Abraham to Jesus, since David is counted twice. In Luke's Gospel, there were: 77 generations from Adam to Jesus, through Joseph. This included 55 generations from Abraham to Jesus, once again inclusive. Luke's Gospel had great men occur in multiples of 7 generations starting from Adam, with: Enoch at 7; Abraham at 21; David at 35; Jesus at 77. The reason it took exactly this many generations in each case was that each of the authors wished in his own way to prove, through numerology, that Jesus was destined for greatness. The number 7 was regarded as associated with greatness, and so therefore was the number 14. To do this, Matthew had to ignore three kings in the Old Testament and to count David twice. Using a different, but parallel genealogy, Luke had to insert his own fictitious people into the Old Testament list: Kainan at 13; Admin at 28.
For population studies, a "generation" is usually taken to be about thirty years. So, 2011 ÷ 30 = 67. This means that, if the 'average' person's ancestors all had their first child at the age of 30, then there would be 65 "great-" before "grandfather" for the member of their family who was alive in the correct timespan.
A:The Old Testament lists 14 generations, inclusive, from Abraham to David, although most historians doubt the historicity of this genealogy. Luke's Gospel lists 15 generations from Abraham to David, inserting an additional person (Admin, son of Aram) into the list for theological reasons.