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However, in Matthew 1:21 Joseph is told that he will do the naming, and Joseph names Jesus in verse 25, in obedience to the command of the angel. [3] Robert H. Gundry believes that having Joseph name Jesus is a clear demonstration of Jesus' legal status as his son, and thus as an heir of King David, a continuation of the argument made by the ...
In the Gospel of Luke, the genealogy appears at the beginning of the public life of Jesus. This version is in ascending order from Joseph to Adam. [15] After telling of the baptism of Jesus, Luke 3:23–38 states, "Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was [the son] of Heli
The angel refers to Joseph as the "son of David", words which E. H. Plumptre refers to as significant "in the highest degree". [3] This address again emphasizes Jesus' legal Davidic status, consistent with the genealogy set out in Matthew 1:1-17. [4]
Of the "brothers," however, no direct relationship to Mary or Joseph is ever indicated. Only Jesus is referred to as "son of Mary," "the son of Mary," or "son of Joseph." Only Jesus is the subject of the Old Testament messianic prophecies and only of him is the genealogy proposed. [30]
Some writers, such as R.V. Tasker [12] and D. Hill, [13] interpret the Matthew 1:25 statement that Joseph "knew her not until she had brought forth her firstborn son" as meaning that Joseph and Mary did have normal marital relations after Jesus's birth, and that James, Joses, Jude, and Simon, were the natural sons of Mary and Joseph and, thus ...
Other Talmudic narratives describe Jesus as the son of a Pantiri or Pandera, in a teaching context: [108] Tosefta Hullin 2:24 "He told me of a word of heresy in the name of Jesus son of Pantiri" Qohelet Rabbah 1:8(3) "He told me a word in the name of Jesus son of Pandera"
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost. The World English Bible translates the passage as: Now the birth of Jesus Christ was like this; for after his mother,
He is referred to as the son of Joseph. In others editions the name Menahem son of Ammiel son of Joseph is omitted and the text simple refers to the son of David. According to the Zohar and Apocalypse of Zerubbabel, Menahem is the Messiah ben David. [36] The Pirke de-Rabbi Eliezer is often thought to have had Christian and Muslim influences ...