07-30-2015, 12:00 AM
(This post was last modified: 07-30-2015, 12:15 AM by Charles Wilson.
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Hello everyone-
The genealogy of Matthew is suspect. It may offer an indirect reason for Luke's version, Luke having reviewed all the info to give the "truth" of the matter (i.e. "after Matthew").
Josephus, Antiquities..., Book 14, Ch 1, Section 3:
"...It is true that Nicolatls [sic: "Nicholas"] 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..."
Josephus can be very sneaky at times, as he appears to be at this point. Others who came later may have manipulated the text but notice the curious statement in Matthew:
Matthew 1: 11 - 12 (RSV):
[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,
This is most interesting in that the Dynastic Hasmoneans (of the Mishmarot group "Jehoiarib" - maybe! - of the House of Eleazar) are not even mentioned as returning from the exile to take the "Leading Role" of the Temple Service Groups and yet ancestors of Antipater, the father, and Herod are known to be "...of the principal Jews who came out of Babylon...". RILLY!!!!
Which brings us to Matthew and "Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon...". "...AND AFTER"!!
Now, it's easy to deny the premise that the 2 quotes are related but re-read the Josephus quote again. If there was more evidence that the Josephus Narrative was manipulated, it might be harder to deny the premise. I believe that there is that evidence. The Matthean Genealogy is suspect.
CW
The genealogy of Matthew is suspect. It may offer an indirect reason for Luke's version, Luke having reviewed all the info to give the "truth" of the matter (i.e. "after Matthew").
Josephus, Antiquities..., Book 14, Ch 1, Section 3:
"...It is true that Nicolatls [sic: "Nicholas"] 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..."
Josephus can be very sneaky at times, as he appears to be at this point. Others who came later may have manipulated the text but notice the curious statement in Matthew:
Matthew 1: 11 - 12 (RSV):
[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,
This is most interesting in that the Dynastic Hasmoneans (of the Mishmarot group "Jehoiarib" - maybe! - of the House of Eleazar) are not even mentioned as returning from the exile to take the "Leading Role" of the Temple Service Groups and yet ancestors of Antipater, the father, and Herod are known to be "...of the principal Jews who came out of Babylon...". RILLY!!!!
Which brings us to Matthew and "Jeconiah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon...". "...AND AFTER"!!
Now, it's easy to deny the premise that the 2 quotes are related but re-read the Josephus quote again. If there was more evidence that the Josephus Narrative was manipulated, it might be harder to deny the premise. I believe that there is that evidence. The Matthean Genealogy is suspect.
CW