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Podcast: The Watford Church of Christ Podcast
Episode: ”The Advent of Jesus in Matthew’s genealogy” Matthew 1.2-6” | 10Dec23 | Andy Boakye & Douglas Jacoby
Description: Last Sunday we welcomed my good friend Dr Andy Boakye as a visiting speaker to the Watford church of Christ. He spoke on "The Advent of Jesus in Matthew's genealogy” from Matthew 1:2-6.
Andy observed that four women are mentioned in the genealogy of Jesus — Tamar, Rahab, Ruth and ‘the wife of Uriah’. All are questionable as to dignity. The theme of dignity restored to those who have lost it is a theme in Matthew’s Gospel. Especially when it pertains to women.
‘Jesus affirmed the dignity of women by accepting them as disciples and treating them...