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Hi guys,
I am a strong Catholic who usually defends my
faith, however, I came across the genealogy of
Jesus Christ by Matthew and I realized something
which forces me to ask this question:
- Why was Jesus the son of Abraham or David when
He has no blood link and relation with Joseph?
To clarify this, if Mary was a descendant
from David then it was apparent that Jesus was
the son of David, but Mary was not a descendant
from David, Joseph was.
Thank you and hope to hear from you soon.
Tetaake Yee Ting
Mentoring Specialist
COM-FSM
Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
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Mary Ann replied:
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Hi Tetaake,
Both Mary and Joseph were of the house of David, so the blood linkage
is there. Official lineage, however, was calculated through the father.
Moreover, Israel adopted so many people and peoples into its tribes, putting
them into a family and lineage, that many Jews were not blood descendants
of one of the twelve tribes.
Hope this helps,
Mary Ann
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