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Subject: Jesus's lineage.
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Date: 1 Apr 91 08:33:43 GMT
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Something struck me as a little odd the other day.  If Jesus is God's son, and
Mary's conception virginal.   Is there any real point in establishing Joseph's
lineage in the Gospel other than letting us know that there were fourteen
generations between David and Jesus?  

And why is the first verse of Chapter 1 in Matthew label it as the 'book of the
generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham'?  

				Stephen