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bounty44 -> RE: Are Science and Religion incompatible? (1/14/2017 2:49:19 PM)
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ORIGINAL: mnottertail
Not in any sense in the real world regardless of surface, for instance, the genealogies that differ on Jesus from David on, in Matthew and in Luke.
"The Genealogies of Matthew and Luke"
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One of the charges of contradiction brought by skeptics against the Bible is the surface appearance of contradiction between Matthew’s genealogical list (1:1-17) and the one provided by Luke (3:23-38). As is always the case, the charge of contradiction is premature and reflects an immature appraisal of the extant evidence. In every case of alleged contradiction, further investigation has yielded additional evidence that exonerates the Bible and further verifies its inerrancy. The alleged discrepancies pertaining to Matthew and Luke’s genealogies were explained and answered long ago (e.g., Haley, 1977, pp. 325-326; McGarvey, 1910, pp. 344-346; McGarvey, 1974, pp. 51-55; cf. Lyons, 2003).
First, Matthew reported the lineage of Christ only back to Abraham; Luke traced it all the way back to Adam. Second, Matthew used the expression “begat;” Luke used the expression “son of,” which results in his list being a complete reversal of Matthew’s. Third, the two genealogical lines parallel each other from Abraham to David. Fourth, beginning with David, Matthew traced the paternal line of descent through Solomon; Luke traced the maternal line through Solomon’s brother, Nathan...
for the rest of the explanation, you can go here:
http://www.apologeticspress.org/apcontent.aspx?category=6&article=932
[image]http://ap.lanexdev.com/user_images/image/bibbul/2003/bb-03-31-lg.png[/image]
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