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The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ …Jeconiah begat Shealtiel …And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary,of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. (Mat 1:1-16) So you see, the royal lineage was NOT broken, according to Matthew’s genealogy.

Therefore, for Christian apologists the problem remains. The royal genealogy in Matthew is Jesus’s lineage; Jesus qualified through the genealogy in Matthew to inherit the throne of David and be the Messiah; which would make Joseph the biological father of Jesus; and finally Mary wasn’t a virgin when she had Jesus.

Problems this creates for Christian apologists:

• The royal genealogy in Matthew is Jesus’s lineage
• Jesus qualified through the genealogy in Matthew to inherit the throne of David
• Jesus wasn’t born of a virgin,
• he wasn’t God incarnate and
• the whole virgin birth story was a forgery.

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