b) Luke's Gospel 1.

b) Luke's Gospel 1.-Before Abraham: Luke mentions 20 names; the Old Testament only mentions 19 (see table of Adam's descendants in the Old Testament section of this work). After Arphaxad (No. 12) , Luke has added a person called Cainan (No. 13), who is not mentioned in Genesis as the son of Arphaxad. 2.-From Abraham to David: 14 to 16 names are found according to the manuscripts. 3.-From David to Jesus.

The most important variation is the Codex Bezae Cantabrigiensis which attributes to Luke a whimsical genealogy taken from Matthew and to which the scribe has added five names. Unfortunately, the genealogy of Matthew's Gospel has disappeared from this manuscript, so that comparison is no longer possible. CRITICAL EXAMINATION OF THE TEXTS. We are here faced with two different genealogies having one essential point in common, i.e. they both pass via Abraham and David.

To make this examination easier, we shall separate the whole into three critical sections: -From Adam to Abraham. -From Abraham to David. -From David to Jesus. The Period from Adam to Abraham Matthew began his genealogy with Abraham so we are not concerned with his text here. Luke alone provides…