Why is the Genealogy of Jesus Different in Matthew and Luke

The genealogies of Jesus in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke contradict each other. Why? Nowadays it seems obvious to us that the Bible is not a history book. There are contradictions throughout the text. But does that mean it's mere fantasy or is there method in the madness? That what we're going to explore why the genealogy of Jesus is different in Matthew and Luke.

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[BrianRatkus]

The most probable answer isn't that this is a flaw, rather that one family tree describes Joseph's line and one Mary's. Just as Joseph was an adoptive father but is still listed in Jesus' lineage, Joseph was adopted by Mary's father, a Levirite custom, so he would be listed in her family tree if she had no brothers. Joseph described as Jesus' father isn't a contradiction, even if he's the son of God. Although he's a descendent of Mary, Joseph could be described as the son in her family tree.
The Messiah is prophesied to be a direct descendent of David and that's where Mary comes in, and Luke--the Gospel which prioritizes Jesus' humanity--likely details her family tree while Matthew describes his adoptive one, even if Joseph isn't the biological father in either line.

[BrianRatkus]

Even if you doubt it's perfection, the Bible has proven itself to be our largest and most valuable historical account of the ancient world, available to modern man. People revere Herodus as a historian when most of his stories are myth but toss away multiple sources from different authors which show how man wrote poetry, history, biography, prophecy, family trees, and even letters in the ancient world. To claim that the Bible isn't History because you spot flaws in it is to claim that any Historical source isn't history because you can spot an imperfection.

[nyworker]

You can compare Peter to Paul in the same light. Peter saw Jesus as fulfillment of the law and hence his disagreement with Paul in The Book of Acts (authored by Luke). Peter believed a Christian must learn the Jewish Law first vs Paul who emphasized acceptance of Christ alone. Luther drew his inspiration from Paul's writings and the words of "by faith alone".

[Francis_UD]

4 different accounts of Jesus’ ministry on planet earth written by 4 dudes, therefore 4 distinct perspectives

[mecarhealyhaveford]

I wonder why Solomon name remove in luke?

[joehinojosa]

As JEN PSAKI would put it:"It's NOT a contradiction. It's a CONTRARY. "

[flybyedandy]

Thanks for the overview of these two genealogies. Looking forward to your explanation of the variance of the two and which Gospel account puts forth Mary’s genealogy and which puts for Joseph’s genealogy. There is quite a bit of disagreement among the renditions of these accounts while all are holding to the claim there is no inaccuracy with either account. Thanks

[Noobhunter]

From my understanding of the Bible, it is a complete accurate account of human history, archaeologists have made discovery after discovery of peoples, cities and even finding evidence that Pontius Pilate who had the authority to free Jesus as a literal person. i would suggest looking into the prophecy of Daniel chapter 2 when King Nebuchanezzar of Babylon had a dream and by inspiration of God Daniel revealed that kingdoms inferior to his would follow in absolute accuracy must also look into Daniel 7 and revelation 12 n 13. God spoke all these words through his prophets since ancient times that when observed by historic accounts and biblical accounts im sure you will find your belief system at a dilemma.