How can Jesus be the descendant of the cursed ‎Jeconiah? ‎(Jesus’ Genealogy: 3 of 3)

Jeremiah prophesied the Lord's words, no descendant of Jeconiah can sit on the throne of David, yet Matthew listed Jeconiah in the genealogy of Christ. In Matthew's genealogy, Joseph had Jeconiah’s blood in his veins. Therefore, how can Jesus be the descendant of the cursed Jeconiah? He was not qualified to sit on David's throne based on the Old Testament prophecy that: “Is this man,…

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Do the accounts of Jesus’ Resurrection contradict ‎each other?

Many believe the claim made by Bart Ehrman, a New Testament scholar and critic, that the differences in the accounts of the Resurrection of Jesus within the four gospels are irreconcilable. But the truth is that each gospel records different events that complement each other and do not contradict them. The Gospel accounts  Matthew 28:1-10 [1] After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first…

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Alternative Theories for the Resurrection of ‎Jesus Christ [6/6]– The Substitution Theory

The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is pivotal to the Christian faith.  Without the Resurrection, Jesus was a phenomenal teacher who lied about being God and was sentenced to an excruciating death for this lie. New Testament textual critics tend to focus a lot of energy on refuting the claim that Jesus physically rose from the dead.  One of those theories is called ‘The Substitution…

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Did Matthew count the number of generations incorrectly? (Jesus’ Genealogy: 2 of 3)

  Saint Matthew stated that: "all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; from David until the captivity in Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the captivity in Babylon until the Christ are fourteen generations" (Matt. 1:17). But when we count them, we find them to be 41 only, not 14 × 3, which is 42. Did Matthew count the number of…

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