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From: jeand@ihlpg.UUCP (AMBAR)
Newsgroups: net.religion.christian
Subject: Re: Why Jesus' genealogy is important
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Date: Thu, 25-Jul-85 12:56:23 EDT
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> It's also not at all clear why it's
> really very important to establish that both lineages are correct (or
> indeed, that either is correct).
> 
> Charley Wingate  umcp-cs!mangoe

The biblical point is that Jesus is indeed a descendant of David, and therefore
legally entitled to David's throne. (Cf. many OT prophecies about a 
descendant of David with an eternal throne.)
As I understand it, Joseph's (Jesus' "legal" father) genealogy is given to
show Jesus' legal claim to the throne (as succession was, natch, through the
father.)  Mary's genealogy (*I think I'm gonna get it!*) is included to
show his true, physical claim through her.
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