Poetics of Matthew 1

The Poetics of Matthew 1 is about seeing what has not previously been seen in the first chapter of Matthew by explaining key literary patterns. What is the reason for the five references to mothers in the Messiah''s genealogy? How can the genealogy be called Jesus''s lineage if it is not Jesus''s biological lineage? What kind of "genesis" is the Messiah''s kind of genesis in verse 18? Why is Josep...