notable insertion of several women, and possibly some brothers, while at the same time lacking some names from the relevant Old Testament genealogies; (4) has an awkward circumlocution at the end of the genealogy reflecting Matthew’s belief in the virginal conception. By contrast, the Lukan genealogy (1) follows the baptism and introduces the ministry of Jesus, and thus is not really part of the birth narrative; (2) repeatedly uses “son of” without any verbs tracing the line backwards from Jesus
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