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In Matthew's Gospel, there were: 14 generations from Abraham to David, inclusive; 14 generations from David to Josiah, inclusive; and 14 generations from Jechonias (son of Josiah) to Jesus, through Joseph. This is actually 41 generations from Abraham to Jesus, since David is counted twice.
In Luke's Gospel, there were: 77 generations from Adam to Jesus, through Joseph. This included 55 generations from Abraham to Jesus, once again inclusive. Luke's Gospel had great men occur in multiples of 7 generations starting from Adam, with: Enoch at 7; Abraham at 21; David at 35; Jesus at 77.
The reason it took exactly this many generations in each case was that each of the authors wished in his own way to prove, through numerology, that Jesus was destined for greatness. The number 7 was regarded as associated with greatness, and so therefore was the number 14. To do this, Matthew had to ignore three kings in the Old Testament and to count David twice. Using a different, but parallel genealogy, Luke had to insert his own fictitious people into the Old Testament list: Kainan at 13; Admin at 28.
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How many generations from jesus to now?
For population studies, a "generation" is usually taken to be about thirty years. So, 2011 ÷ 30 = 67. This means that, if the 'average' person's ancestors all had their first child at the age of 30, then there would be 65 "great-" before "grandfather" for the member of their family who was alive in the correct timespan.
Not my will but thine be done prayed jesus?
Yes, Jesus prayed this in the garden of Gethsemane before his arrest and trial. Luk 22:42 "Father," he said, "if you will, take this cup of suffering away from me. Not my will, however, but your will be done."
How many times is Jesus Christ mentioned in the gospel of mark?
42
How many generations does the genealogy of Jesus cover?
Matthew demonstrated that there were 14 generations: from Abraham to David; from David to Josiah; from Josiah to Jesus, a total of 42 generations. To do this, the author had to ignore 3 kings in the Old Testament and have David in the preceding (as 14) and following (as 1) groups, but not so Josiah. Then, we have no possible way of verifying Matthew’s list of Jesus’ ancestors from the time of the Exile.Luke had great men occur in multiples of 7 generations starting from Adam, with: Enoch at 7; Abraham at 21; David at 35; Jesus at 77. He also had: Joseph at 42 and 70; Jesus (Jose) at 49. To do this, the author had to insert his own fictitious people into the Old Testament list: Kainan at 13; Admin at 28. Once again, we have no possible way of verifying Luke’s list of Jesus’ ancestors after King David.Speaking of the two gospel genealogies of Jesus, Raymond E. Brown (An Introduction to the New Testament) says, "Inspiration does not guarantee historicity or reconcilability; otherwise God should have inspired the two evangelists to give us the same record." In fact, few if any New Testament scholars believe the genealogies are literally true.
What is the percent of 42 out of 56?
You take 42 and divide it by 56 and your answer is 75%.
