It’s tempting to think that Jesus’ lineage is rather clean-cut and straightforward. But, actually, Jesus’ family tree was a bit of a mess…and when Matthew wrote his gospel account, he wanted to make sure we knew it.
Last Spring, one of Abby’s college professors required her class to complete a genogram. If you aren’t familiar with that term, a genogram is basically a family tree on steroids. In addition to showing birthdates an...