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How could Jesus be descended from the royal line of David if he was born of the Virgin Birth?
The Old Testament has two distinct methods of claiming kingship. One is by descent from David, and the other is by prophetic or divine appointment. Where did David himself get his kingship? It was by ...
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What is the origin of the Orthodox belief that Sts. Joseph and Mary were betrothed but not married?
To understand the difference in position, we need to understand Jewish marriage customs at the time of Mary and Joseph, and the ambiguity it already carries by considering betrothal as legally married ...
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If Joseph was Jesus's adoptive father then did Jesus really have David's blood?
These are two lineages in the Gospels. One - which you have cited - in Matthew, which traces Jesus' ancestry through Joseph, and another in Luke which traces His ancestry through Mary. Joseph's ...
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How could Jesus be descended from the royal line of David if he was born of the Virgin Birth?
I'm not certain whether this will help with your question or not, but this is a small section from Oscar Cullmann's, Christology of the New Testament (page 129):
Hegesippus was the Jewish Christian ...
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What happened to Joseph, Jesus' father?
According to the tradition of the Orthodox Church, Joseph died before Jesus began his ministry. He was perhaps around 80 when betrothed to the Virgin and died when he was over 100 years old.
Life of ...
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How could Jesus be descended from the royal line of David if he was born of the Virgin Birth?
There are some excellent answers to this question, and my post is simply to keep things simple in an attempt to show, from the Bible, the legitimacy of the claim that Jesus is a descendant from David ...
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How could Jesus be descended from the royal line of David if he was born of the Virgin Birth?
It is a virtual mathematical certainty that Jesus was a biological descendent of David. Let's consider the genealogist's dilemma.
The Math
Go back one generation--your parents--you have 2^1 (2 to the ...
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How do Catholics respond to Matthew 1:25 meaning that Mary did not remain a perpetual virgin?
Matthew 1:24-25
Matthew 1:24-25 (RSVCE)
When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded
him; he took his wife, but knew her not until [ἕως οὗ] she had
borne a son; and he ...
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How do Catholics respond to Matthew 1:25 meaning that Mary did not remain a perpetual virgin?
In those days, the fault of a married couple not having children, was attributed to the wife, and not to the husband. See God promising Abraham at Gen 17:16:
I will bless her, and moreover I will ...
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How could Jesus be descended from the royal line of David if he was born of the Virgin Birth?
How could Jesus be descended from the royal line of David if he was born of the Virgin Birth?
The answer to this question if in the form of legality that Joseph was indeed of the house of David.
The ...
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How could Jesus be descended from the royal line of David if he was born of the Virgin Birth?
Tribal lineage passes only through the father,(Numbers 1:18, Ezra 2:59) while being Jewish passes through the mother. So one cannot claim to be of a certain tribe if there is no earthly father. As ...
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How could Jesus be descended from the royal line of David if he was born of the Virgin Birth?
The lineage of Jesus through Mary is given in Luke 3:23 through 38 while the lineage of Jesus through Joseph is given in Matthew 1:1 through 16. A comparison of the two shows that the Joseph in ...
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Did Augustine suggest that the differences between Matthew and Luke's genealogies mean Joseph was adopted?
It can be found from St. Augustine's Harmony of the Gospels Book II, Chapter III.
Quote from Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers 1.6: Saint Augustin: Sermon on the Mount, Harmony of the Gospels, Homilies ...
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In accordance to LDS doctrine, would Mary & Joseph need to be sealed (by proxy) in the temple?
This is after the fact, but some additional information provides insight into this question that a comment is too short to relay.
(A) Jesus was a high priest of the Melchizedek Priesthood during His ...
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How is a 30 days novena to St. Joseph different from a consecration to St. Joseph?
A great question for the Year of St. Joseph.
Conescraton to St. Joseph
Fr. Donald Calloway's book Consecration to St. Joseph essentially is a 33 day Novena ending in a Consecration. He's the priest ...
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What best describes the sort of father St. Joseph was?
The phrase Nutritor Domini is another term used to describe St. Joseph. Foster Father maybe leaves a little too much to the imagination as a Foster Father or Guardian might not be considered as ...
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Why is all the family tree from David to Joseph mentioned in Bible?
Son of David prophecies:
Key prophecies of this type include:
In those days and at that time I will make a righteous Branch sprout from David’s line; he will do what is just and right in the land. (...
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Was St. Joseph alive when Jesus came to preach in his hometown?
Was St. Joseph alive when Jesus came to preach in his hometown?
Possibly, but trading holds that he died before the public ministry of Jesus.
The Scriptures, tell us very little about St. Joseph. The ...
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If Joseph and Mary consummated their marriage, why did they wait to do so?
Joseph and Mary were not engaged and they were not married. They were betrothed. Betrothal was similar to modern engagement.
The key difference is that a modern engagement, legally, can be easily ...
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Is St. Joseph the greatest saint after the Blessed Virgin Mary?
Yes, since the 16th century this has become the more common teaching.cf. Réginald Garrigou-Lagrange, O.P., Mother of the Saviour and Our Interior Life, ch. 7 "The Predestination of St. Joseph and ...
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What are the origins of St. Joseph's title "Guardian of Virgins"?
What are the origins of St. Joseph's title “Guardian of Virgins”?
In 1909, Pope St. Pius X approved The Litany of St. Joseph for public use, but the origins of the title Guardian of Virgins (Custos ...
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How is a 30 days novena to St. Joseph different from a consecration to St. Joseph?
How is a 30 days novena to St. Joseph different from a consecration to St. Joseph?
The timing of this question is great! Pope Francis proclaims “Year of St Joseph”.
With the Apostolic Letter “Patris ...
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Was St. Joseph always a righteous man?
Was St. Joseph always a righteous man?
According to Catholic tradition, St. Joseph had always been a righteous man.
When asked by a questioner about the dignity of St. Joseph in Christian tradition, ...
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When did Mary and Joseph marry?
Under Jewish law, Joseph and Mary's betrothal was a legal marriage. A formal certificate of divorce called a get was needed if it were to be dissolved. This is what lies behind Matthew's statement:
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When did Mary and Joseph marry?
When they were espoused
The Blessed Virgin is called St. Joseph's wife from the moment of their espousal. St. Thomas Aquinas, *Summa Theologica *III q. 29 a. 2 ("Whether there was a true marriage ...
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When did Mary and Joseph marry?
When were Joseph and Mary considered married?
Well, I am not going to say it was on January 23 in the year 4 BC. That much is sure!
The Catholic Church does however celebrate the a liturgical feast ...
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Have any Christian theologians discussed whether Jesus resembled Joseph?
Not that I am aware of. Since Matthew 1:18 and Luke 1:35 make it clear that no human father was involved in the conception of Jesus, then what Joseph looked like would have no bearing on what Jesus ...
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How could Jesus be descended from the royal line of David if he was born of the Virgin Birth?
In Judaism when a woman agrees to marriage, she is committing to have her son take the name of her husband. When the son is born, he is called ----- son of [father]. For example, in the Gospel, James ...
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How is the situation of "divorce her quietly" in Matthew 1:19 according to Catholicism?
How is the situation of “divorce her quietly” in Matthew 1:19 according to Catholicism?
19 Whereupon Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing publicly to expose her, was minded to put ...
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