One of my favorite Biblical contradictions is Jesus’ genealogy (see details)?

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Matthew 1:6-16
1. David
2. Solomon
3. Roboam
4. Abia
5. Asa
6. Josaphat
7. Joram
8. Ozias
9. Joatham
10. Achaz
11. Ezekias
12. Manasses
13. Amon
14. Josias
15. Jechonias
16. Salathiel
17. Zorobabel
18. Abiud
19. Eliakim
20. Azor
21. Sadoc
22. Achim
23. Eliud
24. Eleazar
25. Matthan
26. Jacob
27. Joseph
28. Jesus

Luke 3:21-31
1. David
2. Nathan
3. Mattatha
4. Menan
5. Melea
6. Eliakim
7. Jonan
8. Joseph
9. Juda
10. Simeon
11. Levi
12. Matthat
13. Jorim
14. Eliezer
15. Jose
16. Er
17. Elmodam
18. Cosam
19. Addi
20. Melchi
21. Neri
22. Salathiel
23. Zorobabel
24. Rhesa
25. Joanna
26. Juda
27. Joseph
28. Semei
29. Mattathias
30. Maath
31. Nagge
32. Esli
33. Naum
34. Amos
35. Mattathias
36. Joseph
37. Janna
38. Melchi
39. Levi
40. Matthat
41. Heli
42. Joseph
43. Jesus
In an attempt to explain away this obvious contradiction, many apologists now claim that the genealogy listed in Matthew belongs to Joseph, and the genealogy listed in Luke belongs to Mary, and is only attributed to Joseph because women weren’t important enough to be listed.

Now if the genealogy in Matthew is for Joseph, and the genealogy in Luke is for Mary, that would make Joseph 240 years older than Mary.

If Mary was born today, Joseph would be 21 years older than George Washington.

If you put the four missing generations back in to Matthews genealogy, that’s still a difference of 176 years, which would mean if Mary was born today Joseph would’ve been born back when Andrew Jackson was the president, and he would currently be the oldest living person on the planet.

Either the Bible is full of crap, or Joseph was much, much older than Mary.