  From the first approach to General Relativity we learn about the Christoffel
symbols, and it is easy to notice that their coordinated components do not
transform as a tensor. It is then confusing to find renowned books on the
subject that refer to these symbols as if they were indeed a tensor. A
prominent example of such a book is "GeneralRelativity" written by Rober Wald,
which has been embraced as a textbook on the matter by a large amount of
prestigious institutions around the globe. The simplest alternative would be to
think that the books just mentioned present a wrong description of the
Christoffel symbols, but this is not the case. Understanding the mathematical
foundation of why some authors treat the Christoffel symbols as a tensor
provides valuable insight about the nature of the metric connection in General
Relativity, and that is why in this paper we dedicate the space to the needed
analysis. The discussion provided here is aimed to those that have already
taken at least one class in General Relativity, hence some of the theoretical
tools will be taken as known by the reader.
