CONTRADICTIONS: How Many Generations Were There Before the Birth of Jesus?

It may seem like a “problem” of little significance, but the reality is that the apparent contradiction between the Old and New Testaments of the Bible about how many generations occurred between before the birth of Jesus.

In the following 4:00 video, InspiringPhilosophy explains why what appears to be different answers are in fact seen to be in agreement when we understand certain factors about ancient culture and how the biblical authors employed numbers as symbols.

Yes, it’s kind of an obscure problem, but there is reassurance in knowing that the critics are wrong about this alleged contradiction in the Bible just as they are about all the rest of their claims in this regard: