11-30-2014, 04:51 PM
Shlama TBRice:
Your query is thoughtful. King David's throne passed through his first-born descendant Solomon. This is Matthew's geneology. Luke's geneology passes through Nathan. In the numerical completion of 14-14-14 generations as in Matthew 1:17, the focus must be on Gowra, unless there is a scribal error of omission. The DuTillet Hebrew Matthew (12th Century, if I recall correctly) adds another name to complete the third set of 14 generations. Personally, I disagree with the DuTillet in this point, and question its credibility.
That to say this, The use of the title "gowra" seems to work well as "father" in Matthew 1:16, but this is not widely received as fact. However, Paul Younan has found etymological evidence in a modern Aramaic primer that "gowra" can be illustrated to mean "father", as in "a gowra had two sons...etc," Until further independent evidence is uncovered, (perhaps an early Aramaic commentary from a reputable source) we are left with what we have.
With all this in mind, I think it is reasonable to say that Maryam's father was named Joseph, and he was descended from the Royal line of Solomon, David's first-born heir to the throne. I've stuck my neck out here, so I hope you find this helpful. <!-- s
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Shlama,
Stephen
Your query is thoughtful. King David's throne passed through his first-born descendant Solomon. This is Matthew's geneology. Luke's geneology passes through Nathan. In the numerical completion of 14-14-14 generations as in Matthew 1:17, the focus must be on Gowra, unless there is a scribal error of omission. The DuTillet Hebrew Matthew (12th Century, if I recall correctly) adds another name to complete the third set of 14 generations. Personally, I disagree with the DuTillet in this point, and question its credibility.
That to say this, The use of the title "gowra" seems to work well as "father" in Matthew 1:16, but this is not widely received as fact. However, Paul Younan has found etymological evidence in a modern Aramaic primer that "gowra" can be illustrated to mean "father", as in "a gowra had two sons...etc," Until further independent evidence is uncovered, (perhaps an early Aramaic commentary from a reputable source) we are left with what we have.
With all this in mind, I think it is reasonable to say that Maryam's father was named Joseph, and he was descended from the Royal line of Solomon, David's first-born heir to the throne. I've stuck my neck out here, so I hope you find this helpful. <!-- s
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Stephen