Anyone who has ever looked at the Christian account of God with any scrutiny will have noticed that there are two listings of Jesus' earthly ancestors. The first is found in Matthew 1 and the second in Luke 3. The lists below have been taken directly out of these chapters:

Matthew 1....................Luke 3
1.....-...........................1. Adam
2.....-...........................2. Seth
3.....-...........................3. Enos
4.....-...........................4. Cainan
5.....-...........................5. Maleleel
6.....-...........................6. Jared
7.....-...........................7. Enoch
8.....-...........................8. Mathusala
9.....-...........................9. Lamech
10....-.........................10. Noe (Noah)
11....-.........................11. Sem (Shem)
12....-.........................12. Arphaxad
13....-.........................13. Cainan
14....-.........................14. Sala
15....-.........................15. Heber
16....-.........................16. Phalec
17....-.........................17. Ragau
18....-.........................18. Saruch
19....-.........................19. Nachor
20....-.........................20. Thara

21. Abraham...............21. Abraham
22. Isaac.....................22. Isaac
23. Jacob....................23. Jacob
24. Judas.....................24. Judah
25. Phares...................25. Phares
26. Esrom....................26. Esrom
27. Aram.....................27. Aram
28. Aminadab..............28. Aminadab
29. Naasson................29. Naasson
30. Salmon..................30. Salmon
31. Booz.....................31. Booz
32. Obed....................32. Obed
33. Jesse.....................33. Jesse
34. David....................34. David
35. Solomon...............35. Nathan
36. Roboam................36. Mattatha
37. Abia......................37. Menan
38. Asa.......................38. Melea
39. Josaphat...............39. Eliakim
40. Joram....................40. Jonan
41. Ozias.....................41. Joseph
42. Joatham.................42. Judah
43. Achaz....................43. Simeon
44. Ezekias..................44. Levi
45. Manasses...............45. Matthat
46. Amon.....................46. Jorim
47. Josias.....................47. Eliezer
48. Jechonias...............48. Jose
49. Salathiel.................49. Er
50. Zorobabel..............50. Elmodam
51. Abiud.....................51. Cosam
52. Eliakim...................52. Addi
53. Azor......................53. Melchi
54. Sadoc....................54. Neri
55. Achim....................55. Salathiel
56. Eliud......................56. Zorobabel
57. Eleazar...................57. Rhesa
58. Matthan.................58. Joanna
59. Jacob....................59. Judah
60. Joseph...................60. Joseph
61. Jesus....................61. Semei
62....-..........................62. Mattathias
63....-..........................63. Joseph
64....-..........................64. Janna
65....-..........................65. Melchi
66....-..........................66. Levi
67....-..........................67. Matthat
68....-..........................68. Heli
10....-..........................69. Joseph
10....-..........................70. Jesus

As we can clearly see, one of the above lists is not correct. Keeping in mind that Jewish genealogy was ALWAYS tracked through the father as it was a patriarchal culture, both lists are through Jesus' paternal side.

This is clearly the largest of contradictions in the Christian Bible, and can not be reconciled in any other way than to say that one of these lists is wrong. This makes one of these "Gospels" wrong, and as so many Christians have pointed out to me, if one part of the Bible is wrong, than none of it can be trusted.

This makes no mention of the smaller, yet possibly more meaningful dilemma of how Jesus could be both Joseph's son and also God's son... but we will save that argument for another chapter.