[Footnote a: The Fourth Gospel makes no further use of the term Logos (Word) for Christ. No other Gospel employs the term, but in 1 John 1:1 we find "the Word of life" in this sense and in Rev. 19:14 we have: "and his name is called the Word of God." The Greek word has a double sense (reason and speech) and John seems to have both ideas in mind (1:18). Christ is the Idea of God and the Expression of God. The Stoics followed Plato in the philosophical use of Logos. Philo took it up and made it familiar to Jewish readers who were already used to the Hebrew _Mêmra_ (Word) in a personal sense. But John carried the term further than any of his predecessors and placed it on a par with Messiah, Son of God, Son of Man, and other phrases that portray aspects of the Person of Christ. John writes his Gospel to prove the deity of Jesus (John 20:31) against Gnostics (Cerinthian) who denied it, as he wrote his First Epistle (1 John 1:1-4) to prove the humanity of Jesus against Docetic Gnostics who disclaimed it. See note 3 at end of Harmony.] PART III THE TWO GENEALOGIES IN MATTHEW AND LUKE § 3. APPARENTLY JOSEPH'S GENEALOGY IN MATTHEW AND MARY'S IN LUKE[a] Matt. 1:1-17. (_Cf._ 1 Chron. |Luke 3:23-38. (_Cf._ 1 Chron. 1:1-4, 1:34; 2:1-25; 3:1-19.) |24-28; 2:1-15; 3:17; Ruth 4:18-22.) | 1 [1]The book of the | Being the son (as was supposed) [2]generation of Jesus Christ,| of Joseph, the _son_ of Heli, the son of David, the son of |24 the _son_ of Matthat, the _son_ Abraham. | of Levi, the _son_ of Melchi, the 2 Abraham begat Isaac; and | _son_ of Jannai, the _son_ of Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob |25 Joseph, the _son_ of Mattathias, begat Judah and his brethren; | the _son_ of Amos, the _son_ of 3 and Judah begat Perez and | Nahum, the _son_ of Esli, the Zerah of Tamar; and Perez |26 _son_ of Naggai, the _son_ of begat Hezron; and Hezron begat| Maath, the _son_ of Mattathias, 4 [3]Ram; and [3]Ram begat | the _son_ of Semein, the _son_ of Amminadab; and Amminadab begat|27 Josech, the _son_ of Joda, the Nahshon; and Nahshon begat | _son_ of Joanan, the _son_ of 5 Salmon; and Salmon begat Boaz | Rhesa, the _son_ of Zerubbabel, of Rahab; and Boaz begat Obed | the _son_ of [7]Shealtiel, the of Ruth; and Obed begat Jesse;|28 _son_ of Neri, the _son_ of 6 and Jesse begat David the | Melchi, the _son_ of Addi, the king. | _son_ of Cosam, the _son_ of And David begat Solomon of |29 Elmadam, the _son_ of Er, the her _that had been the wife_ | _son_ of Jesus, the _son_ of 7 of Uriah; and Solomon begat | Eliezer, the _son_ of Jorim, the Rehoboam; and Rehoboam begat | _son_ of Matthat, the _son_ of Abijah; and Abijah begat |30 Levi, the _son_ of Symeon, the