Kobiety w genealogii Jezusa (Mt 1,1-17)

Abstract

Matthew binds the story o f J esus and the O Id Testament message to show the one coherent plan of God (the triple repetition o f the fourteen generations) w hi ch embraces the w hole ofthe entangled human history (the names contained in the genealogy point to the tortuous lives o f protagonists ). The mention of w omen, on the other band, introduces the theme that will be developed from the very beginning of the narration: the righteous one fulfills the will of God even against his own plans and projects. The example of Mary's spouse, Joseph, demonstrates that also in the story that continues in the NT every relationship with God and others mus t be built upon righteousness. The survey o f the different terms referring to righteousness confirms that the presence o f w omen in the genealogy underscores the importance of this theme w hi ch belongs to the theological co re o f the Gospel o f Matthew.