kgh5771…
Maybe Mary and Joseph were “conservative” Jews who believed in matrilineal yichus. (LOL)
Here’s something else to think about…
Xtians and the “new testament” always put down the Rabanim of that era and the “rabbinic”-following Jews, who were were the majority of the Jewish population, obviously because they did not accept ‘j’ as mashiach.
BUT – they have a big problem that I’ve never heard anyone discuss.
Xtians also supposedly believe in the “old” testament (i.e. our Tana”ch). The Torah teaches (and they would therefore also believe) that a Moavi can not convert to become a Jew. We know that David was the grandson of Rut HaMoavi’a. The only reason that was allowed, as I’m sure you all know, was because the rabbanim poskened that this only applied to MoavIM, and not to Moavi’OT. If not for that rabbinic p’sak, David, and his line, would have been pasul to be mashiach.
So… this leaves xtians on the horns of dilemma.
Either they (instead of hating the rabbanim) accept their p’sak which allowed Moavi’OT to convert, and thus allow the line of David to give birth (some day) to mashiach,
OR – admit that the Davidic line, which they claim ‘j’ came from, is not even a legitimate ‘stam’ Jewish line, much less a family fit to give birth to mashiach!
A lose-lose scenario if you are a xtian!!!