Dazzling Urbanite@WearsHats @juliewebgirl To muddy the waters more, it’s highly unlikely he was actually born in Bethlehem - the Roman census story is doubted by some credible scholars. But it’s a necessary bit of retcon to satisfy the prophecy in Micah.
IMO, simply asserting the genealogy found in Matthew would have been sufficient. But the bishops of ancient Christianity were more literal minded.
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