And
Jesus when he began was about
thirty years old, and was the son, as it was believed, of Joseph, the son of Heli, the son of Mathat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, the son of Matthias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, the son of Maath, the son of Matthias, the son of Semein, the son of Josech, the son of Joda, the son of Jonan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Salathiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmadam, the son of Er, the son of Jesus, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Mathat, the son of Levi, the son of Symeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonam, the son of Eliacim, the son of Melea, the son of Menna, the son of Matatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Jobed, the son of Boaz, the son of Sala, the son of Nashon, the son of Aminadab, the son of Admin, the son of Arni, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nachor, the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Sala, the
son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of
Mahahaleel, the son of Cainan, the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.
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Luke
3: 23-38. (Richmond Lattimore, trans.) The Four Gospels and
the Revelation, New York, Farrar Straus Giroux, 1979.
Above: Geertgen
tot Sint Jans, Nativity At Night, 1480-90, National Gallery, London.
Below: Geertgen tot Sint
Jans, Virgin and Child, 1470-90, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam.
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I love these paintings, esp. the first one. They look as if they are not quite sure what they are looking at . . . So beautiful.
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas, Nin, to you and your family. Trying to find the right painting was fun this year -- not knowing until I knew. Geertgen tot Sint Jans' work is pretty remarkable. If you were to find a reproduction of the Virgin and Child painting and look at the lower right hand side of the picture, there is a depiction of a medieval bassoon. I mention this because: a) I like the bassoon as an instrument; and b) Jane requested and received her first reed instrument, a saxophone (alto) today. She's progressing on many fronts and it's true that when you see a happy child on Christmas, that's a great feeling. Curtis
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