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Genealogy of Jesus

Data

(1) Matt 1:2-17
(2) Luke 3:23-38

 

Texts

(1) Matt 1:2-17

/1:1/ This is the family tree of Jesus the Anointed, who was a descendant of David and Abraham.
/2/ Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac of Jacob, Jacob of Judah and his brothers, /3/ and Judah and Tamar were the parents of Perez and Zerah. Perez was the father of Hezron, Hezron of Ram, /4/ Ram of Amminadab, Amminadab of Nahshon, Nahshon of Salmon, /5/ and Salmon and Rahab were the parents of Boaz. Boaz and Ruth were the parents of Obed. Obed was the father of Jesse, /6/ and Jesse of David the king.
David and Uriah’s wife were the parents of Solomon. /7/ Solomon was the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam of Abijah, Abijah of Asaph, /8/ Asaph of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat of Joram, Joram of Uzziah, /9/ Uzziah of Jotham, Jotham of Ahaz, Ahaz of Hezekiah, /10/ Hezekiah of Manasseh, Manasseh of Amos, Amos of Josiah, /11/ and Josiah was the father of Jechoniah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
/12/ After the Babylonian exile, Jechoniah was the father of Salathiel, Salathiel of Zerubbabel, /13/ Zerubbabel of Abiud, Abiud of Eliakim, Eliakim of Azor, /14/ Azor of Zadok, Zadok of Achim, Achim of Eliud, /15/ Eliud of Eleazar, Eleazar of Matthan, Matthan of Jacob. /16/ And Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, who was the mother of Jesus. Jesus is known as the Anointed.
/17/ In sum, the generations from Abraham to David come to fourteen, those from David to the Babylonian exile number fourteen, and those from the Babylonian exile to the Anointed amount to fourteen also. [Complete Gospels]

(2) Luke 3:23-38

/3:23/ Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his work. He was supposedly the son of Joseph, son of Eli, /24/ son of Matthat, son of Levi, son of Melchi, son of Jannai, son of Joseph, /25/ son of Mattathias, son of Amos, son of Nahum, son of Hesli, son of Naggai, /26/ son of Maath, son of Mattathias, son of Semein, son of Josech, son of Joda, /27/ son of Johanan, son of Rhesa, son of Zerubbabel, son of Salathiel, son of Neri, /28/ son of Melchi, son of Addi, son of Cosam, son of Elmadam, son of Er, /29/ son of Joshua, son of Eliezer, son of Jorim, son of Matthat, son of Levi, /30/ son of Simeon, son of Judah, son of Joseph, son of Jonam, son of Eliakim, /31/ son of Melea, son of Menna, son of Mattatha, son of Nathan, son of David, /32/ son of Jesse, son of Obed, son of Boaz, son of Sala, son of Nahshon, /33/ son of Amminadab, son of Admin, son of Arni, son of Hezron, son of Perez, son of Judah, /34/ son of Jacob, son of Isaac, son of Abraham, son of Terah, son of Nahor, /35/ son of Serug, son of Reu, son of Peleg, son of Eber, son of She- lah, /36/ son of Cainan, son of Arphachshad, son of Shem, son of Noah, son of Lamech, /37/ son of Methuselah, son of Enoch, son of Jared, son of Mahalalel, son of Kenan, /38/ son of Enosh, son of Seth, son of Adam, son of God. [Complete Gospels]

 

 

Notes

John Dominic Crossan

Item: 368
Stratum: III (80-120 CE)
Attestation: Double
Historicity: -

 

Jesus Seminar

The voting data here is from the October 1994 meeting of the Jesus Seminar. The data was originally published in The Fourth R 7,5-6 (1994) and republished in Forum NS 2,1 (1999) 169-72.

 

%Red

%Pink

%Gray

%Black

W Avg

Color
Matt 1:1-17
The genealogies of Jesus are legitimizing fictions.
92
0
4
4
0.93
Red
Jesus was descended from David.
4
16
32
48
0.25
Black
Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary.
0
12
81
8
0.35
Gray
Joseph was the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus.
69
19
8
4
0.85
Red
Mary was the mother of Jesus.
100
0
0
0
1.00
Red
Luke 3:23-28
Jesus was about thirty years old when he began his work.
0
19
69
12
0.36
Gray
Jesus was supposedly the son of Joseph.
27
42
27
4
0.64
Pink

For more complete JS voting data on the infancy narratives, see 367. Birth of Jesus.

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