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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Alternative theories about the Resurrection [5/6]– The ‎Hallucination Theory

Christians rely on the claim that Jesus resurrected from death as convincing evidence for the truthfulness of Christianity. Skeptics however have tried to find alternative explanations to the resurrection in ways that rely on naturalistic factors to avoid any miraculous explanations and discredit the Christian claims. One of those alternative explanations is called the hallucination theory. What is the Hallucination Theory exactly? The Hallucination…

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Alternative theories about the Resurrection [4/6]– The Stolen ‎Body Theory

Christians rely on the claim that Jesus resurrected from death as convincing evidence for the truthfulness of Christianity. Skeptics however have tried to find alternative explanations to the resurrection in ways that rely on naturalistic factors to avoid any miraculous explanations and discredit the Christian claims. One of those alternative explanations is called the stolen body theory. What is the Stolen Body Theory exactly?…

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Alternative theories about the Resurrection [3/6]– The Swoon ‎Theory

Christians rely on the claim that Jesus resurrected from death as convincing evidence for the truthfulness of Christianity. Skeptics however have tried to find alternative explanations to the resurrection in ways that rely on naturalistic factors to avoid any miraculous explanations and discredit the Christian claims. One of those alternative explanations is called The Swoon Theory. What is the Swoon Theory exactly? The swoon…

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