Why are the two Synoptic genealogies of Jesus—in Matthew 1 and Luke 3—so wildly contradictory? Although this objection has been raised by Richard Dawkins and other critics of Christianity, many Christian resources on the topic are terrible. A vague answer like “one is the royal line” is not good enough to satisfy a sincere seeker, as it does not explain why Joseph appears to have two different fathers, two different paternal grandfathers, and so on. In this video, Ian Huyett and Carmen Schober review the possible answers to the contradiction and argue for one particular answer.

Read Ian's full essay on the subject here: https://www.staseos.net/post/on-matthew-and-luke-s-contradictory-genealogies