Luke 1:26-27

Tony Costa tmcos at hotmail.com
Tue Jun 5 17:33:25 EDT 2001


I had a question regarding Mary's ancestory. It has been assumed that Mary 
was of the tribe of Judah and of the house of David. The Ante-Nicene Church 
Fathers also seemed to hold this view. The NT makes the point that Jesus was 
of the tribe of Judah and was a "son of David". In both Matthew and Luke, 
Joseph is undoubtedly referred to as a "son of David" and belonging to 
David's house as well. The geneology in Luke is believed by some to be 
Mary's geneaology, and that Joseph was called the "son of Heli" (Luke 3:23) 
because of his marriage to Mary. This would make Heli the father of Mary. 
This has also troubled me because in apocryphal gospel literature like the 
Protevangelium of James, the father of Mary is designated by the name 
Joachin, and Mary's mother is Anna.
  The phrase in Luke 1:26-27 PROS PARTHENON EMNHSTEUMENHN ANDRI W ONOMA 
IOSEPH EX OIKOU DAUEID  KAI ONOMA THS PARTHENON MARIAM has been questioned 
as to whether EX OIKOU DAUEID refers to Joseph or Mary. John Chrysostom 
believed it was a reference to Mary, but I think the syntax and the context 
supports the view that it is a reference to Joseph since he seems to be the 
antecedent in the sentence. Any thoughts on this? Many thanks.

                                                 Tony Costa
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