Merry Christmas 2016!!! Perhaps my interest in genealogy began in my childhood Sunday School class when we read the remarkable story of the virgin birth of Jesus, the Messiah, in the King James ...

The gospel, according to Matthew, Chapter 1 verses 1-17 narrates the genealogy of Jesus Christ. × AMH is an independent media house free from political ties or outside influence.

The genealogy of Jesus is also a story of radical inclusion. Several of the women listed in the first chapter of Matthew are gentiles. This incorporation has significance, ...

The comfort of Jesus’ genealogy. Sebastian Gomes December 17, 2022. Photo from Unsplash. A Reflection for Saturday of the Third Week of Advent. You can find today’s readings here.

Therefore, Matthew begins his gospel by taking all the genealogy of Jesus; he wanted to show that Jesus was the son of David, and now traces this back to Abraham. For Matthew, Jesus is not the son ...

And before that, Matthew’s Gospel takes great pains to elucidate the genealogy of Jesus, listing no fewer than 40 ancestors, from Father Abraham to King David and beyond. Ironically, of course (at ...

As it turned out, this particular week Solomon and Billings were holding forth on the genealogy of Jesus in the first chapter of Matthew.. Finding Wehner’s essay and the Bema guys’ podcast ...

The gospel, according to Matthew, Chapter 1 verses 1-17 narrates the genealogy of Jesus Christ. × AMH is an independent media house free from political ties or outside influence.

Matthew included five women in his genealogy; Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba and of course Mary, the mother of Jesus. With the lone exception of Mary, the other four women were either of ...

Matthew cited the genealogy to establish the authenticity and credibility of Jesus (as if He needed any), but remember that Matthew was writing to a tough, skeptical audience. Recommended ...