“Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,”
Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli — about thirty years old marks the approximate age of public ministry. So it was thought (hōs enomizeto) is Luke's careful qualification: the genealogy that follows is the legal genealogy through Joseph. The reverse-direction genealogy that follows runs from Jesus through Joseph all the way to Adam.
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Luke 3:23
“Jesus, when he began his ministry, was about thirty years of age, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli,”
Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli — about thirty years old marks the approximate age of public ministry. So it was thought (hōs enomizeto) is Luke's careful qualification: the genealogy that follows is the legal genealogy through Joseph. The reverse-direction genealogy that follows runs from Jesus through Joseph all the way to Adam.
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Now Jesus himself was about thirty years old when he began his ministry. He was the son, so it was thought, of Joseph, the son of Heli — about thirty years old marks the approximate age of public ministry. So it was thought (hōs enomizeto) is Luke's careful qualification: the genealogy that follows is the legal genealogy through Joseph. The reverse-direction genealogy that follows runs from Jesus through Joseph all the way to Adam.