I want to list a few quotes for an Overview of the Genealogy Question, esp. in regards to Matthew. I continue to see Key Words, Word Plays and other Phrases that point to Methods of constructing the NT. This one may be too thin - or - it might give a Clue as to how Those-Who-Knew reacted to Rivalries among the NT Team-Members.Secret Alias wrote: ↑Thu Apr 02, 2020 7:16 am So let's compile the list of sections of AH 1 which do not appear in AV in order.
1. INASMUCH(1) as certain men have set the truth aside, and bring in lying words and vain genealogies...
First, Matthew 1: 1 - 16 (RSV):
[1] The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
[2] Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers,
[3] and Judah the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,
[4] and Ram the father of Ammin'adab, and Ammin'adab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon,
[5] and Salmon the father of Bo'az by Rahab, and Bo'az the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse,
[6] and Jesse the father of David the king.
And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uri'ah,
[7] and Solomon the father of Rehobo'am, and Rehobo'am the father of Abi'jah, and Abi'jah the father of Asa,
[8] and Asa the father of Jehosh'aphat, and Jehosh'aphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzzi'ah,
[9] and Uzzi'ah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezeki'ah,
[10] and Hezeki'ah the father of Manas'seh, and Manas'seh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josi'ah,
[11] and Josi'ah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
[12] And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoni'ah was the father of She-al'ti-el, and She-al'ti-el the father of Zerub'babel,
[13] and Zerub'babel the father of Abi'ud, and Abi'ud the father of Eli'akim, and Eli'akim the father of Azor,
[14] and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eli'ud,
[15] and Eli'ud the father of Elea'zar, and Elea'zar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob,
[16] and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
Look for a moment at the statements in verses 11 and 12 in this Book of the Genealogy of Jesus Christ (!). That this has been breathed on is found in the literature, esp. as to the number of groups, etc.. Verses 11 and 12 get barely a look since it is descriptive in nature. There is an internal tension between the 2 verses: Were there 2 (or more) Jechoniahs? Was there no History of the Lines during the Deportation? Here is a "Your Mileage May Vary" Moment. I see many Herod stories in the NT and I see this as another one.
So, notice the following in Josephus:
Josephus, Antiquities..., 14, 1, 3:
"But there was a certain friend of Hyrcanus, an Idumean, called Antipater, who was very rich, and in his nature an active and a seditious man; who was at enmity with Aristobulus, and had differences with him on account of his good-will to Hyrcanus. It is true that Nicolatls (sic) of Damascus says, that Antipater was of the stock of the principal Jews who came out of Babylon into Judea; but that assertion of his was to gratify Herod, who was his son, and who, by certain revolutions of fortune, came afterward to be king of the Jews, whose history we shall give you in its proper place hereafter..."
Here is that name again: Nicolaus of Damascus. His fingerprints are all over the NT. Josephus has a Debt to ol' Nick. Nick's brother carries Herod's Seal and if you don't think that matters in the last weeks of Herod's life then I suggest you begin figuring out how important Nic-O-Dm-(sc)-us really is.
Nick makes "Assertions" that Antipater was of the stock of the Principal Jews who came out of Babylon into Judea.
This is another Herod story:
"...that assertion of his was to gratify Herod..."
Now reread the opening quote:
"Certain Men" is a Sturdy Reusable that tells us that the author knows the "Certain Men" but will not name them.1. INASMUCH as certain men have set the truth aside, and bring in lying words and vain genealogies...
Perhaps more importantly, note the plural "Genealogies". I see the first section of Matthew as another example of the Advantage of Theft Over Honest Toil.
What is the other member of the "Vain Genealogies" Set? I haven't been able to play "Match-'em-Up" with the Lukan Genealogy but this clue about "Genealogies" might lead one to believe that there is a List of People who might be "Chosen". Caesars perhaps?
This might be throwing three cards and getting a Royal Flush in return but considering what is passing for Knowledge today, it might just work.
CW