Rick Sumner has posted a response<\/a> to my post and the nativity stories. Although he makes general statements about Luke\u2019s creativity and use of sources which are certainly true, it isn\u2019t clear to me that he actually comes up with a plausible scenario for Luke\u2019s compositional activity which involves use of Matthew\u2019s infancy story to create his own. And although motive may be a matter of speculation, surely it raises difficulties for a case (whether about use of sources or murder) if one cannot find a plausible motive for the accused to have \u201ccommitted the crime.\u201d Also, contrary to his Wizard of Oz example, I\u2019m not at all certain that details like the names of Jesus\u2019 parents may not have been widely known, particularly in a cultural setting in which whose child you were often mattered more than your own personal name. But this is just a quick initial reaction, and I hope to interact with Rick\u2019s post in more detail when I have more time.<\/p>\n Mike Kok also has a post on the nativity stories<\/a>. Jim West has an update on blogging, the SBL and next year\u2019s annual meeting<\/a>. Daniel Manastireanu has videos on literalism as heresy<\/a> which I haven\u2019t had time to watch yet, but they sure sound<\/em> promising! And Daniel Florien has more on Ray Comfort\u2019s plagiarism<\/a>. Which brings us full circle to the use of sources, doesn\u2019t it?<\/p>\n Rick Sumner has posted a response to my post and the nativity stories. Although he makes general statements about Luke\u2019s creativity and use of sources which are certainly true, it isn\u2019t clear to me that he actually comes up with a plausible scenario for Luke\u2019s compositional activity which involves use of Matthew\u2019s infancy story to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n