[magritte]

Unfortunately, Mary’s lineage is irrelevant in these regards...lines are passed through the male only (at the time of Jesus, this tradition is an indisputable fact)...magritte

[genetic homophobe]

Which Gospel gives Christ's lineage through Joseph, and which Gospel gives Christ's lineage through Mary? Incidentally, both were written "at the time of Jesus".

Nice try ;^)

[T Minus Four]

"lines are passed through the male only (at the time of Jesus, this tradition is an indisputable fact)

Indisputable fact? Not only redundant but false.

There are two exceptions to the inheritance rule in biblical times: If a man has no sons, his daughters are to inherit, but they must marry a man of their own tribe so that the wealth stays "in the family".

The geneology of Jesus in the gospel of Luke is diffrent than that in Matthew because it is the geneology of Mary's line.

Mary had no brothers so she inherited her father's wealth and married Joseph, also of her tribe (Judah).

There is not Greek word for "son-in-law"". For all intents and purposes, Joseph became the son of Heli, Mary's father, and the line is then traced back to David.

Thats Jesus came from the line of David is prophecied in the Old Testament so here we see that not only "legally" (by being the adopted son of Joseph), but but blood (thru the line of Mary), Jesus is indeed from David's line.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

***Mary’s lineage is irrelevant in these regards...***

Well it can’t be through Joseph (by way of Solomon) as the scripture says no son of Jechonias would ever sit on the throne of David.

That leaves Mary, the daughter of Heli by way of Nathan.