The Genetics of Jesus

By Edward Y. Postma MD

Shortly before his death Edward Y. Postma completed “The Genetics of Jesus”. For many years he had been preoccupied with a compelling search for truth. With a companion talent for painting with words, this major work develops the melding of modern genetic biology with the Judaic theology of Jesus’ time and develops Jesus’ individual human genome (DNA). In crafting his book he encountered major unexpected conclusions

• Language: English
• Publisher: Edward Y. Postma MD
• Release date: Jul 11, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310266843

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The Genetics of Jesus

Edward Y. Postma, M.D.

Copyright © 2014, Edward Y. Postma, Norma Postma

Contents

Prologue

Chapter One

Principles of Biogenetics

Sex Determination

Haploids

Conception

Other Characteristics of the Haploids

Body Characteristics

Soul Characteristics

Apoptosis

One Human Genome and One Human Family

Chapter Two

Mythology

The Genesis Story

Living the Sixth Day

The Eden Drama

A Subtle and Significant Change

Life Outside of the Garden

Summary of the Genesis Saga

Chapter Three

The Paternal Haploid

Origin of Judaism

The El Shema and Absolute Unity of Almighty God

The Categorical Impossibilities of Almighty God.

Modes of Divine Presentation and Apprehension

New Testament Resources

Specific Resources

Jesus’ Paternal Haploid is a new Creation

The Individual Human Genome of Jesus

Chapter Four

The Birth of Jesus

Infancy and Adolescence of Jesus

Jesus in his Father’s house

Chapter 5

Jesus’ Baptism and Anointing

The Temptations of Jesus

Chapter Six

The Kingdom

Living the Genome

Chapter Seven

Jesus’ Final Days

Guilty as Charged

Crucifixion and Death

The Reality of Death

The Conclusion

Chapter Eight

The Resurrection

Other Resurrection Appearances

Cosmic Reality and the Resurrection Event

Resurrection as the Transformation Process

Transformation of the Maternal Haploid

Transformation of All Humanity

Final Resurrection and Redemption

Works Cited

About the Author

About the Book

Prologue

A few decades ago in the intimacy of a local hospital birthing room where I was the attending obstetrician, a mother delivered her firstborn son. Her pregnancy was without event and labor began at the anticipated time with uterine contractions increasing in frequency and severity until with bolero-like rhythm they reached the finale—that explosive blend of voluntary and involuntary propulsive forces that presented the male infant to his new environment. It was that miraculous moment of meeting when she and her first-born child began the beautiful process of acquainting and bonding.

During the following non-orchestrated moments, the new infant cried and screamed. The mother cried, laughed, and excitedly spoke about her handsome son. The nurse was taking maternal and infant finger-prints. There was the busyness that is present in every obstetrical happening. I was carrying out the usual routine of professional obstetrical care. After assisting in the birth of the infant, delivering the placenta, and examining the uterus and vagina for any trauma, I sat on a stool, repairing and suturing the episiotomy and occasionally conversing with the nurse and assuring the mother that she had indeed delivered a most handsome and healthy son.

Then it happened. Quietness seemed to envelop us. The nurse was busy with her duties; the baby was looking about, and the mother, with widened eyes and speechless euphoria born of excitement, contentment, and gratitude, was admiring her firstborn. She looked around the room and then down to where I sat, suturing and bringing tissue together to assure a rapid return to normal anatomy. She seemed stunned and captivated by the scene—disheveled cotton drapes and sheets, soaked with quarts of amniotic fluid, maternal blood mixed with maternal and infant feces and urine. It was an undignified, offensive, and disorganized mixture of excreta, odor, and color.

Confronted by the stark reality associated with the birth process, the mother broke her silence . . . What a terribly repulsive mess–After a short reflective pause, she continued with a statement that blended wonder, awe, and reverence . . . Look . . . my Savior, Jesus entered our world just like my son . . . into a mess like that . . . What a dirty reception.

The mother and I were living a time-denying and intensely sacred moment. In the equation of intimate conversation, her spiritual self had vented deep feelings. I listened, heard, and marveled.

Although it had been a sacred moment, it departed as quickly as it had come. Each of us continued our involvement in the obstetrical happening and, in a short time, left the birthing room. All was normal, and moments followed each other in routine ordinary sequence. The moment had been significant for me. I had been confronted by an inescapable eternal truth of cosmic significance.

Up to this point, I never had consciously questioned the reality of Jesus’ conception and birth.

With the mother’s reverent statement, Jesus entered our world just like my son, the conception and birth of Jesus had become a palpable reality—to be known!!

That was the beginning—of asking questions—of pursuing truth—of searching to know what seems to be the ultimate incongruity personified in Jesus of Nazareth. Asking questions and seeking truth!

Who is Jesus of Nazareth?

We are living in this modern age that presents a new modality which is scientifically accurate in comprehending the combination of the Divine and human in the initiation, development, and the continuing life of Jesus. There has been remarkable progress in the biology of genetics. These developments have provided fresh knowledge about the DNA (desoxy ribonucleic acid) which is the hereditary material in humans and almost all other organisms.

Acknowledging the DNA and utilizing its existence will greatly facilitate our understanding of individual persons, including Jesus. The DNA of each person will be actualized in the chromosomal pattern of Jesus as well as each of us having this human DNA with our individual variations. Our knowledge about the persons who leave Eden and enter history as our ancestors will be facilitated by a study of the sixth day of creation as it is portrayed in the story of Genesis.

In Jesus there was that which was related to the Divine, and in the identical person that was related to humanity. The union was unique and certainly an interruptive cosmic event! My primary intent has been centered on understanding the anatomic genetic structure of Jesus and his relation to God and humanity.

Jesus exists as a solitary entity. More definitely it is tempered by a close relation to the divinely inspired Judaic religion with its many definite theological criteria. In melding the biological DNA data with the theological criteria we shall exercise respectful deference for each strong identity. Jesus and his biological identity (DNA) strongly associated with the divinely inspired Judaic religion.

Since the children have flesh and blood, he too shared in their humanity (Hebrews 2:14).

For this reason he had to be made like his brothers in every way.(Hebrews 2:17).

These very important verses are found in an entire section of Hebrews 2:5—18, which describe the purpose and reality of the person Jesus of Nazareth. That which was of Divine origin necessarily shared with that which was of human origin. He had to be made like each of us in every way. He shared our flesh and blood. He shared our humanity.In all biological ways, he was similar to us. He was conceived and had a measurable moment of beginning. His entry into our historical world was similar to ours. As one of us he could be classified as an historical biological person.

This proposed study of the complete person of Jesus by combining biogenetic knowledge and facts with corresponding scriptural history and narratives presents us with an entirely new methodology. I contend that, at his birth, once he has been an actual palpable biogenic reality, the original biogenetic DNA of Jesus can never be abrogated or attenuated in any way. Remove or disregard the individual DNA of Jesus. . . . .and he would no longer exist as Jesus of Nazareth.

Accepting the concept of Jesus’ individual human DNA as primary, I invite my readers to join me in pursuing a new and exciting modality to meet Jesus as a biological entity.

Chapter One

Principles of Biogenetics

I intend to present the following tenets of biology genetics that will be employed in our consideration of the field as it relates to our search for the answer to the question  . . . Who is Jesus of Nazareth?

It has been conservatively estimated that each human adult, at any moment, has a minimum of 10 trillion active microscopic body cells. After serving a particular purpose and some longevity, these cells die and are replaced by similar cells through a duplication process called mitosis.

Microscopically, the various cells of the body can be differentiated by size or shape and recognized as skin, bone, muscle, neurological, cardiac, intestinal, blood and a host of other types of cells depending on their function and place in the body. The sexual cells, present in the sex organs, can also be individually microscopically recognizable.

The basic composition of all cells is similar. Much of the general background material is called chromatin. Many proteins are active in the chromatin portion of the cell. The more prominent structures are the RNA (ribonucleic) molecules, whose primary function is coding and carrying out the functions of the cell as instructed by the genes in the nucleus of each cell.

The controlling area of the cell is called the nucleus. It is the command center for the entire cell. This area is where the code for the initiation, development, and maintenance of the individual person is located in the form of a recognizable structure called the human genome which has the same configuration in the nucleus of every cell of each human. However, it differs from the genome of all other biological beings. The human genome consists of two tightly paired coiled threads of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and associated protein molecules, which are organized DNA molecular structures called chromosomes.

In the human there are 23 paired chromosomes (a total of forty six); twenty two are somatic chromosomes having to do with bodily and soul aspects of each particular individual and two which are sex chromosomes (XX or XY). It is estimated that the chromosomes carry approximately 30,000 paired genes, the important structures working out the heredity pattern. They carry the information