Contradiction claim
How do Matthew’s and Luke’s genealogies of Jesus compare as a whole?
Beyond the single question of Joseph’s father, the two genealogies differ in direction, in starting and ending points, in structure, and across most of the names between David and Joseph. This record treats the comparison as a whole rather than any single disagreement.
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How to read this record
This record states that a conflict has been claimed. The classification is CodexTrace’s editorial assessment of what kind of question this is, not a verdict on whether the passages can be read together. Primary text comes first; interpretation and analysis follow it. Methodology
Passages side by side
TextThe primary text, as seeded. Nothing here is summarised or paraphrased.
And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,
Why they appear to conflict
AnalysisEach side states a proposition attributable to its passages. A claim is not assumed to have exactly two sides.
Matthew
Matthew traces a descending line from Abraham to Joseph, structured in three groups of fourteen generations.
Matthew 1:16