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Originally Posted by Mistagin
The same way an adopted son or daughter is part of a family today.
Joseph was recognized as Jesus' adoptive father, thus receiving all the rights and privileges of a biological son. In the times, lineage was traced through the presumed father - and just about everybody presumed Joseph as the father, which Joseph himself accepted.
Besides that, Mary was also a descendant of David; here's a link: http://christiananswers.net/dictiona...erofjesus.html |
Jewish law dictated that a lineage was traced through the father, and the messianic prophecies were made in that light. Which is one of the reasons Jews do not accept that the prophecy was ever fulfilled.
BTW, Jewish law does not accept tracing of an adopted child to the lineage of the father. Never did, still doesn't.
A rabbi's
discussion on this issue says:
He was adopted by Joseph -According to Jewish law, adoption does not change the status of the child. If an Israelite is adopted by a Cohen, (A descendant of Aaron the High Priest), the child does not become a Cohen, likewise if a descendant of David, adopts someone who is not, he does not become of the tribe of Judah and a descendant of David.
THAT is the Jewish interpretation, and Jesus was a Jew, right?
Methinks a Rabbi has more credibility on determining who is a Jew as opposed to a non-Jew, right?