Here is a doozy of an error . Matthew 1 is the genealogy of Joseph back to David. Luke 2:23 is the genealogy of Joseph from Joseph to David. They are glaringly and clearly different . But that is not the greatest error. Joseph was not the father of Jesus. Bad error. Don’t say it is Mary’s linage unless you find Mary’s name. It is “Joseph” who was not the father of Jesus and his meaningless genealogy.
Sorry !! Luke 3:23. My error!!
“But that is not the greatest error. Joseph was not the father of Jesus.”
Actually, Joseph was the father of Jesus. Not in the biological sense, but in the legal sense. Jesus was born to Mary after Mary wedded Joseph, so he was legally Joseph’s son, regardless of who the biological father was. Joseph could have prevented that by declaring Jesus a bastard (and accusing Mary of adultery), but he did not, so Jesus remained Joseph’s son.
**Joseph was not the father of Jesus. Bad error.**
Sure he was.
As far as a legal record goes, Joseph was the father of Jesus.
But as we continue to read we discover who his real father is.