NBST 515 - Liberty University ICE
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED A+
Mark's dates - CORRECT ANS 40-60 AD
Matthew's dates - CORRECT ANS 80-100 AD (consensus view). But probably
before 70 AD per tradition.
Luke's dates - CORRECT ANS Late 50s/early 60s
John's dates - CORRECT ANS 90 AD in Ephesus
Hebrews' dates - CORRECT ANS 40-60 AD (Clement quotes it in 95 AD)
James' dates - CORRECT ANS Between late 30s and early 60s
1 Peter's dates - CORRECT ANS 64-66 AD
2nd Peter's dates - CORRECT ANS Before 68 AD (latest date suggested for
Peter's martyrdom)
Jude's dates - CORRECT ANS 60-80 AD
Revelation's dates - CORRECT ANS 81-96 AD, end of Domitian's reign (per
Irenaeus). Or 68 AD if placed in Nero's reign.
Historical Criticism - CORRECT ANS Reconstruction of Scriptural events
through a critical lens
Source Criticism - CORRECT ANS The study by Scripture scholars to determine
what sources the Gospel writers used to compose their works (e.g., Synoptic
problem)
Form Criticism - CORRECT ANS Involves studying small units of biblical texts to
attempt to determine how each book took shape during oral tradition before being
written down.
, NBST 515 - Liberty University ICE
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED A+
Redaction Criticism - CORRECT ANS This criticism views the origin of the
Gospels in three distinct "life situations" (Sitze im Lebem). 1) Jesus' life. 2) Oral
tradition. 3) The Evangelist and his circumstances.
The Four Gospels: A Study in Origins - CORRECT ANS B. H. Streeter's work,
published in 1924
Die Formgeschichte des Evangeliums (From Tradition to Gospel) - CORRECT
ANS Martin Dibelius's work, published in 1919/translated in 1934
Die Geschichte der Synoptichen Tradition (The History of the Synomptic Tradition)
- CORRECT ANS Rudolph Bultmann's highly skeptical work, published in 1921
The Formation of the Gospel Tradition - CORRECT ANS Vincent Taylor's
modest work, published in 1933
Critics of Bultmann include: - CORRECT ANS Erich Fascher and Martin Albertz
Literary Criticism - CORRECT ANS The study, evaluation, and interpretation of
literature
Structuralism - CORRECT ANS Subdivision of Literary Criticism.
Human minds have a "structure" that guides our thoughts. If we come to
understand our mind's structure, we can understand the meaning of Scripture.
Narrative Criticism - CORRECT ANS Subdivision of Literary Criticism
Evaluates Scripture's complexities, narratively.
Reader-Response Criticism - CORRECT ANS Subdivision of Literary Criticism
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED A+
Mark's dates - CORRECT ANS 40-60 AD
Matthew's dates - CORRECT ANS 80-100 AD (consensus view). But probably
before 70 AD per tradition.
Luke's dates - CORRECT ANS Late 50s/early 60s
John's dates - CORRECT ANS 90 AD in Ephesus
Hebrews' dates - CORRECT ANS 40-60 AD (Clement quotes it in 95 AD)
James' dates - CORRECT ANS Between late 30s and early 60s
1 Peter's dates - CORRECT ANS 64-66 AD
2nd Peter's dates - CORRECT ANS Before 68 AD (latest date suggested for
Peter's martyrdom)
Jude's dates - CORRECT ANS 60-80 AD
Revelation's dates - CORRECT ANS 81-96 AD, end of Domitian's reign (per
Irenaeus). Or 68 AD if placed in Nero's reign.
Historical Criticism - CORRECT ANS Reconstruction of Scriptural events
through a critical lens
Source Criticism - CORRECT ANS The study by Scripture scholars to determine
what sources the Gospel writers used to compose their works (e.g., Synoptic
problem)
Form Criticism - CORRECT ANS Involves studying small units of biblical texts to
attempt to determine how each book took shape during oral tradition before being
written down.
, NBST 515 - Liberty University ICE
LATEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED A+
Redaction Criticism - CORRECT ANS This criticism views the origin of the
Gospels in three distinct "life situations" (Sitze im Lebem). 1) Jesus' life. 2) Oral
tradition. 3) The Evangelist and his circumstances.
The Four Gospels: A Study in Origins - CORRECT ANS B. H. Streeter's work,
published in 1924
Die Formgeschichte des Evangeliums (From Tradition to Gospel) - CORRECT
ANS Martin Dibelius's work, published in 1919/translated in 1934
Die Geschichte der Synoptichen Tradition (The History of the Synomptic Tradition)
- CORRECT ANS Rudolph Bultmann's highly skeptical work, published in 1921
The Formation of the Gospel Tradition - CORRECT ANS Vincent Taylor's
modest work, published in 1933
Critics of Bultmann include: - CORRECT ANS Erich Fascher and Martin Albertz
Literary Criticism - CORRECT ANS The study, evaluation, and interpretation of
literature
Structuralism - CORRECT ANS Subdivision of Literary Criticism.
Human minds have a "structure" that guides our thoughts. If we come to
understand our mind's structure, we can understand the meaning of Scripture.
Narrative Criticism - CORRECT ANS Subdivision of Literary Criticism
Evaluates Scripture's complexities, narratively.
Reader-Response Criticism - CORRECT ANS Subdivision of Literary Criticism
