The Genealogy Of Jesus 135We know from history that Muhummed the Prophet of Islam, was
the son of Abraham through ISHMAEL, so if some “inspired”
writer came along and tried to palm off his “revelation” to the
effect that Muhummed was the son of Abraham through ISAAC,
we would, without any hesitation, brand such a writer as a liar,
because the seed of Abraham could never reach Amina (Muhum-
med’s mother) through Ishmael and through Isaac at the same
time! The differences of lineage between these two sons of
Abraham is the difference between the JEWS and the ARABS.
In the case of Muhummed, we would know then that anyone who
says that Isaac is his progenitor, was a liar. But in the case of
Jesus both Matthew and Luke are suspect. Until the Christians
decide which line of ancestors they prefer for their “god,” both
Gospels will have to be rejected. Christendom has been battling
tooth and nail with these genealogies for the past 2 000 years,
trying to unravel the mystery. They have not given up yet. We
admire their perserverance. They still believe that “ TIME W ILL
SOLVE THE PROBLEM.” Perhaps another 2 000 years?!
“THERE ARE CLAIMED CONTRADICTIONS THAT THEOLOGIANS
HAVE NOT RESOLVED TO EVERY ATHEIST’S SATISFACTION.
THERE ARE TEXTUAL DIFFICULTIES WITH WHICH SCHOLARS
ARE STILL WRESTLING. ONLY A BIBLE ILLITERATE WOULD
DENY THESE AND OTHER PROBLEMS." “ The Plain Truth,”
July 1975.THE SOURCE OF LUKE’S “INSPIRATION”We have already nailed 85% of Matthew and Luke to Mark or
that “ mysterious ‘Q ’ ”. 1 Let us now allow Luke to tell us who
“inspired” him to tell his “ most excellent Theophilus” (Luke
1:3) the story of Jesus. See page 136 for Luke’s preamble to his
“Gospel.” He tells us plainly that he was only following in the
footsteps of others who were less qualified than himself, others- Refer pages 105,106