Oxford Conference Papers Uploaded

Monday 7th April begins the Oxford Conference "designed to mark the centenary of the landmark conversations that occurred in Oxford" in 1908. Most papers have now been uploaded and I have added a link [no longer working].

UPDATE: I wrote 1908 in haste. The original Oxford conference ran from 1894-1910 publishing its results in 1911.

Michael Pahl's Source Theory

Michael Pahl (weblog: the stuff of earth) has two relevant blog posts on his solution to the synoptic problem (his preamble and proposal). Unfortunately he doesn't specify why he sees Luke's use of Matthew more plausible than an oral-Q source/sources which is intriguing given his emphasis on oral traditions. Was Luke running short on oral sources for the Mt-Lk-double-tradition(s) and had to turn to the gospel of Matthew for it/them?

With Your Own Team of Scholars!

This blog has encouraged raising questions more than simply giving answers, so here's a question for all you Synoptic Problem fanatics:

What is the ideal methodology you would recommend for a team of choice scholars under your direction to take in attempting to investigate and solve the synoptic problem? What premises (and why) would you begin with and what data are we still lacking in order to be able to completely solve the synoptic problem?