New Posts For Thread: Rahab part of the genealogy?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29045947/Rahab_part_of_the_genealogyHello again!I would like to know how Rahad made it in the genealogy. She didn't have Hebrew parents (at least, not that I'm aware of). Why not put the father who is the direct link?Thanks for the help!Hi nieciedo!Interesting perspective!http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29045947/Rahab_part_of_the_genealogy?post_id=518564755#518564755Hi nieciedo!Interesting perspective!Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:39:38 -0500BS"DTruer words were never posted!http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29045947/Rahab_part_of_the_genealogy?post_id=518550955#518550955BS"DTruer words were never posted!Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:20:17 -0500The truth of a religious text is measured solely by the belief of the community that reads it.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29045947/Rahab_part_of_the_genealogy?post_id=518540515#518540515The truth of a religious text is measured solely by the belief of the community that reads it.Thu, 12 Apr 2012 14:05:31 -0500Hi nieciedo!Ok, I had misunderstood you, I thought that you meant that the Gospels are as reliable as the Tanakh (believing that the Tanakh is well...gospel).http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29045947/Rahab_part_of_the_genealogy?post_id=518529911#518529911Hi nieciedo!Ok, I had misunderstood you, I thought that you meant that the Gospels are as reliable as the Tanakh (believing that the Tanakh is well...gospel).Thu, 12 Apr 2012 09:08:35 -0500There's no real proof that any of the fantastical stories in the Hebrew Bible are true, just as there's no real proof that the miracles of Jesus or the resurrection or any of that stuff actually happened. The later the texts, the more closely they rehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29045947/Rahab_part_of_the_genealogy?post_id=518497233#518497233There's no real proof that any of the fantastical stories in the Hebrew Bible are true, just as there's no real proof that the miracles of Jesus or the resurrection or any of that stuff actually happened. The later the texts, the more closely they reWed, 11 Apr 2012 12:18:18 -0500Hello again niciedo!You write:This has no bearing whatsoever on the validity of the Gospels. The Gospels are probably just as "valid" as any story in the Hebrew Scriptures.Can you please elaborate?You add:In any event, the "Rahab" of Matthew 1:5 is nhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29045947/Rahab_part_of_the_genealogy?post_id=518495577#518495577Hello again niciedo!You write:This has no bearing whatsoever on the validity of the Gospels. The Gospels are probably just as "valid" as any story in the Hebrew Scriptures.Can you please elaborate?You add:In any event, the "Rahab" of Matthew 1:5 is nWed, 11 Apr 2012 11:42:02 -0500This has no bearing whatsoever on the validity of the Gospels. The Gospels are probably just as "valid" as any story in the Hebrew Scriptures.In any event, the "Rahab" of Matthew 1:5 is not intended to be the Rahab of Judges.For example, the Rahab frhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29045947/Rahab_part_of_the_genealogy?post_id=518451837#518451837This has no bearing whatsoever on the validity of the Gospels. The Gospels are probably just as "valid" as any story in the Hebrew Scriptures.In any event, the "Rahab" of Matthew 1:5 is not intended to be the Rahab of Judges.For example, the Rahab frTue, 10 Apr 2012 08:55:48 -0500Hi howiedds!You write:The only place that Rahab is mentioned as the wife of Salmon and therefored the great great grandmother of David is in Matthew 1:5. The source is absolutely not Jewish, but Christian.This is disappointing...I was expecting thishttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29045947/Rahab_part_of_the_genealogy?post_id=518449987#518449987Hi howiedds!You write:The only place that Rahab is mentioned as the wife of Salmon and therefored the great great grandmother of David is in Matthew 1:5. The source is absolutely not Jewish, but Christian.This is disappointing...I was expecting thisTue, 10 Apr 2012 08:09:18 -0500Hello again ffb!Thank you for the information!http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29045947/Rahab_part_of_the_genealogy?post_id=518449813#518449813Hello again ffb!Thank you for the information!Tue, 10 Apr 2012 08:04:05 -0500Dudette:David, Jessé, Jobed, Booz (and Ruth) and Salmon (and Rahab).Nowhere in Jewish testament will you find the wife of Salmon listed. He is the father of Boaz and therefore the great great grandfather of David. His wife is unknown.Can you thttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43851/29045947/Rahab_part_of_the_genealogy?post_id=518439613#518439613Dudette:David, Jessé, Jobed, Booz (and Ruth) and Salmon (and Rahab).Nowhere in Jewish testament will you find the wife of Salmon listed. He is the father of Boaz and therefore the great great grandfather of David. His wife is unknown.Can you tMon, 09 Apr 2012 20:14:06 -0500