Question 150: Was Mary, the mother of Yeshua, from the tribe of Judah?
Answer:
It is not proved, except inferentially. The Jews, in constructing their genealogical tables, reckoned wholly by males. Some of the best modern authorities however, observing all the rules followed by the Hebrews in genealogies, have reached the conclusion that in Zorobabel the lines of Solomon and Nathan unite and that Joseph and Mary are therefore of the same tribe and family, being both descendants of David in the line of Solomon and that both have in them the blood of Nathan. David's son, Joseph, has descent from Abiud (Matthew 1:13) and Mary from Rhesa (Luke 3:27), sons of Zorobabel. The genealogies of Matthew and Luke are parts of one perfect whole; the former bearing the descent of Mary and Joseph from Solomon - the latter the descent of both from Nathan.
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Neither has an indication that one is for each of the parents as Mary, nor her dad is mentioned in either of the lineages. I was taught in church that one was Mary's lineage and so I simply accepted it.
What then adds to this question is that it would mean that Joseph is fully Yeshua's dad and not a stepdad or only one lineage would have been recorded.
While investigating I found some indication that the first 2 or 3 chapters in Luke wasn't part of the oldest writings, so it looks to be later additions which could be why the genealogies are so different.
Have you dug more into this or do you have any thoughts on this?
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