Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 1084. Biblical genealogies can seem tedious to modern readers, long lists of unpronounceable names we are tempted to skip on our way to the next narrative section. Yet these genealogies serve real theological and legal purposes in Scripture, and they have been the subject of long-running debate regarding their completeness and their historical accuracy….
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 3056 Genealogies can seem like the driest parts of the Bible. Lists of names, one after another, with difficult pronunciations and unfamiliar figures. Many readers skip straight past them. But the genealogies of Jesus in Matthew and Luke are far more significant than they first appear. They are not mere record-keeping. They are theological…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 3055 When you read Matthew’s Gospel and Luke’s Gospel, you encounter something puzzling. Both give genealogies of Jesus, but they are different. Matthew traces the line from Abraham through David to Joseph. Luke traces the line from Jesus back through David to Adam. But the differences go beyond direction. Even within the section from…