... with emphasis on the Temple's importance in his adolescent life. The Gospel of Matthew begins with a genealogy of Jesus, which relates back to Abraham, the father of the Jews. Many of the individuals included in the genealogy are important figures in Jewish Scripture such as Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, King David, Solomon and others. At the end of the genealogy, in verse 16, an interesting problem presents itself: this ... took Mary as his wife and became the "adoptive father" of her son Jesus. The inclusion of Joseph's (Jesus") genealogy in Matthew makes an interesting statement: even thoug...

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