I just updated my publications page:

1. I reorganized it. Before it was organized chronologically as a single list, but now it is organized chronologically under three categories: books, articles, and reviews.
2. I uploaded most of the articles and reviews.

Here are some good reminders re scholarship from Rethinking the Synoptic Problem (ed. David Alan Black and David R. Beck; Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001), emphasis added:

1. Scot McKnight, “A Generation Who Knew Not Streeter: The Case for Markan Priority,” p. 66:

The unfortunate, however unintended, implication of coming to grips with modern scholarship is that in learning contemporary scholarship, students put the previous generation on the shelf. These scholars are sitting there full of chat, but, sadly, modern students don’t have time for older studies, and so the books become forlorn as the faces of the scholars become lonely, sad, and unknown. It is a fact that modern scholarship’s improvements do not necessarily make older scholarship obsolescent.

2. Grant R. Osborne, “Response,” pp. 150–51:

There are no certainties in life. It must be said that scholarship, like all other earthly endeavors, runs in fads, especially in the post-Enlightenment setting. Scholars are essentially Athenians at heart, always searching for some new thing (Acts 17:21).  The four-source hypothesis [which Osborne holds] has dominated for almost a century now, and that is a fairly long time. So we can never know when some new genius will come along and establish a new theory that will carry the day. However, it is the purpose of symposia like this to sum up the “state of the art” on the issue, and I believe we have done as well as we can. It seems to me that the evidence points clearly to the modified Streeter theory that Mark was first, and that it existed alongside a sayings source that we now call Q. Later, Matthew utilized both and supplemented them with his own (M)emory material. At the same time (it is nearly impossible to know which was first), Luke used Mark and Q along with other sources he had gathered (L), and wrote his Gospel. Again, certainty is impossible, and it is good for us to be “iron sharpening iron” as we debate the proper approach to interpreting the Gospels on the basis of the sources they used (redaction and composition criticism). The only mandate for all of us is humility. We need each other, for without these challenges we become arrogant and falsely certain of our community-shaped theories.

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We’re excited to welcome you to our new site. Thanks for stopping by!

1. Explanation

1.1. The primary impetus for this new site is a digital camera, a generous end-of-the-year gift my wife received from the parents of her students. In order to share pictures with family and friends, we looked into various options and concluded that it would be most efficient to combine a family blog and my theology blog under the same website domain. Our first choice was www.naselli.com, but it was already taken. We settled on the current domain name in order to keep it relatively short and memorable (as opposed to something like www.AndyandJenniNaselli.com or www.ThisDomainNameIsWayTooLong.com).

1.2. Enter Scott Aniol. Scott designed the whole site with expertise as he patiently, flexibly, and kindly interacted with us, and he will continue to be our webmaster as new ideas arise. His company is called WebRight Design, and his professional services are under-priced. He designs sites for individuals, corporations, churches, and much more. Check it out.

2. Introduction

2.1. Andy’s theology blog and resources page are designed primarily for friends who share a passion for theology.

• The blog posts that predate this one are imported from Andy’s previous blog, and future posts will likely be similar: sporadic and short.
• The resources are divided into four categories: blogs, MP3s, theological writings, and general research tools.

2.2. The password-protected family blog is designed for family and friends, so please contact us for a user name and password.