Βίβλος γενέσεως Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ· υἱοῦ Δαυὶδ· υἱοῦ Ἀβραάμ·

Introduction: The Weight of Lineage

The opening verse of the Gospel of Matthew is deceptively brief, yet it carries immense theological and grammatical weight. The construction in focus—υἱοῦ Δαυὶδ· υἱοῦ Ἀβραάμ…