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To: Greg or e who wrote (9372)	10/27/2010 7:11:10 PM
From: Solon	Respond to of 69300

You're the laughing stock of SI! Go play in the dung with Lot and his daughters! Chuckle, chuckle! ;-) Message 26918511 "However, there is nothing wicked or unrighteous about chromosomes and DNA. So when Bible authors tell stories of incest about their enemies in order to demonstrate their wickedness, they're really only demonstrating their own ignorance." Jesus and incest illustratedbiblestories.ca "According to both Judaism and Christianity, the messiah must come from the line of King David. But David’s grandmother was a Moabite woman named Ruth. Because of this, some Christian groups have tried to claim that Ruth was an Israelite living in Moab. The problem with this apologetic is that the Bible contradicts it. The book of Ruth chapter 2, verse 2 begins, “And Ruth the Moabite said to Naomi…” (ESV). And Ammonites figure in Jesus’ lineage too. David’s grandson Rehoboam was the son of Naamah, an Ammonite woman. According to Matthew's genealogy of Jesus, Rehoboam was in the line of decedents that produced Jesus, and therefore so was his Ammonite mother. And what's more, there's yet another story of Biblical incest that figures in Jesus' lineage, which involves a woman named Tamar. This is the same Tamar who disguised herself as a prostitute in order to get pregnant by her father-in-law. Tamar also figures in Matthew's genealogy of Jesus. But for story tellers of this time this wouldn't have posed a problem for Jesus. This is because women weren't considered an important part of the ancestral line. In Matthew's long genealogy there are only several women mentioned, and in Luke's genealogy only men are mentioned. Therefore, due to the biological ignorance of the period, any connection to women of less desirable racial heritage would not have “tainted” the messiah's blood. Tainted blood would have to come from male ancestors. Thanks to reproductive science, we know this is simply a mistake by the writers of Bible stories. Conclusion For Bible authors, traits like wickedness and unrighteousness can be passed down from generation to generation. That's why they can claim that the Moabites and Ammonites were wicked due to the incest described in this story. It's also why they can claim that no Ammonite or Moabite unto the tenth generation would be worthy of the assembly of the Lord. However, there is nothing wicked or unrighteous about chromosomes and DNA. So when Bible authors tell stories of incest about their enemies in order to demonstrate their wickedness, they're really only demonstrating their own ignorance."