Genealogy of Jesus

The first book of the New Testament is the Gospel of Matthew. While the Book of Matthew is read by all people around the world, Matthew himself intended this book to be read by a certain demographic, the Jews. Even after Jesus’ death, many Jews weren’t convinced that Jesus was the Messiah, so Matthew wrote his testimonies down to prove to them that Jesus was in fact the Messiah. This can be seen in both the content and wording of the information and events recorded in his accounts. One of the biggest forms of proof Matthew brings up is, at the beginning of the book (Chapter 1), he displays Jesus’ genealogy. The significance of this genealogy is incredible, because it shows that Jesus was a descendent of David, son of Abraham, as the prophets…

preaches it as it is said in the bible. So when we were learning about the genealogies and birth narratives of Jesus in Matthew and luck in class the other day, I was…

The book of Matthew portrays Jesus as the promised Jewish Messiah and the fulfillment of Old Testament hopes and prophesies. For example, Matthew 1:1 states, “This is the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah the son of David, the son Abraham.” From the beginning, Matthew writes to a Jewish audience and clearly states his purpose to depicts Jesus as the King of the Jews. He continues on to describe Jesus’ entire Jewish genealogy, which clearly portrays Jesus as Christ of the Jews. Additionally, in…

significant source of the life and teaching of Jesus Christ. Though there are some similar stories related to Jesus in these books, the four Gospels give four distinctive accounts of Jesus ' life, earthly ministry, teaching, and resurrection. Among these dissimilarities, one most obvious and principal difference is the record of Jesus’ genealogy. Both Matthew and Luke offer the family tree of Jesus, but the two Gospels trace the ancestry of Jesus in different…

In the Old Testament three important positions that different men were appointed to are described; prophet, priest, and king. For years and years the Jews waited for one man, the Messiah to fill all of these positions. In chapter 1 of Matthew shows Jesus’ genealogy, this is important because it begins with Abraham, and in Genesis 17:16 God tells Abraham “I will bless her, and moreover, I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall become nations; kings of peoples shall come from…

It was God’s promise that His Son Jesus would descend from Abraham and be the Messiah. The Gospel of Matthew 1:1-16 lists the genealogy of Jesus and he includes four women who were gentiles: Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, and the wife of Uriah. God wanted His Son to be the Savior for all people, both Jews who believed in God, as well as gentiles who were non-believers. To fulfill his promise to Abraham and also make certain that Jesus would be the Messiah for everyone, God needed to make certain that…

In the novel The Chrysalids by John Wyndham, there are many examples of how hypocrisy, bigotry and ignorance are evident in David’s society. People in Waknuk, including the main character, David, are ignorant to the world around them. Through the first few chapters of the novel, David is a prime example of ignorance, being so young and having a lack of knowledge on what Deviations are actually like. Bigotry is also evident in the Waknuk society, and Joseph Strorm is a prime example of that.…

Adopted Children's Right to Meet Birth Parents (Pro) When a child is adopted, they most likely do not know any of their family background. A lot of children actually have this problem, and it is because many adopted children are not allowed to meet their birth parents or see any information about them. The privacy and protection of the birth parents is important, but a child’s need and want to know their background is often required for them to have a sense of who they are. Although birth…

While watching the film “Lalee’s Kin”, I gather as much information needed to be able to help assess this families concerns. Information that include the Lalee’s family economic status, in which they were living in poverty coming from a background of sharecroppers and slavery. Some addition information I retain about Lalee’s family, was their educational status, which Lalee only had a six grade education. Lalee’s family demographics, which Lalee had three grandchildren living with her and her…

In the United States, civil rights have become a hot topic and protests have erupted all over the country for the right to certain things such as the issues in the LGBT community and police brutality. There is one right that is even more basic than these rights and forbidden to many Americans; the basic right to know to where one comes from. I understand this right from a personal level and know what the lack of this information can mean to some. For those affected by the lack of access to…