tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335270607657867160.post2759195614552265003..comments2023-03-01T11:37:09.936-08:00Comments on Answering Judaism: Rabbinic Dilemma 101Answering Judaismhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08118361261862962380noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335270607657867160.post-16187022426250463302013-10-11T12:07:07.404-07:002013-10-11T12:07:07.404-07:00Thanks for the clarification, I hope to address th...Thanks for the clarification, I hope to address that argument you raised in the future.Answering Judaismhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08118361261862962380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3335270607657867160.post-52645507120260675872013-10-11T11:47:05.167-07:002013-10-11T11:47:05.167-07:00Let me clarify this:
//A. If both genealogies on...Let me clarify this:<br /><br /><br />//A. If both genealogies on the NT are Josephs, the two lines merged in one through Zerubabbel himself and seperated into two again.<br />B. If one genealogy is of Mary and one of Joseph, Zerubabbel is where the two lines meet and they seperate into two again.<br />Now one response was provided regarding this issue by saying this:<br /><br />"condition A is the most supported by the NT narrative, and if we assume a virgin birth, Joseph's line would be irrelevant for obvious reasons. mary was most likely a Levite, if we take in to consideration the fact that her cousin elizabeth was mentioned as being a Levite. But either way, if condition A is true (which is most supported by the text of the NT) then all this demonstrates is that the NT writers contradict each other and that they have no competent understanding of how tribal heritage is passed down, that's the gist of the argument presented."//<br /><br /><br />The reason why this demonstrates that they had no competent knowledge of how tribal heritage is passed down, is that there is no justification for adoption in the Tanach. Like I said before, where do we get this idea and how do we deal with it? We can make assumptions all we want, but from a practical standpoint, anyone could just argue that they were "adopted" by someone else and tribe swap whenever they please! The whole purpose of genealogical records for priests and kings was to demonstrate BIOLOGICAL PATRILINEAL DESCENT. Just think about it from a practical perspective. The Torah doesn't give any sort of Laws for "adoption" and how tribal heritage would work in that case, so your argument is at best, out of silence.<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15589988406653934350noreply@blogger.com