NBST 515 - Liberty University ICE Exam
ACTUAL STUDYGUIDE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Mark's dates - CORRECT ANSWER 40-60 AD
Matthew's dates - CORRECT ANSWER 80-100 AD (consensus view). But probably
before 70 AD per tradition.
Luke's dates - CORRECT ANSWER Late 50s/early 60s
John's dates - CORRECT ANSWER 90 AD in Ephesus
Hebrews' dates - CORRECT ANSWER 40-60 AD (Clement quotes it in 95 AD)
James' dates - CORRECT ANSWER Between late 30s and early 60s
1 Peter's dates - CORRECT ANSWER 64-66 AD
2nd Peter's dates - CORRECT ANSWER Before 68 AD (latest date suggested for
Peter's martyrdom)
Jude's dates - CORRECT ANSWER 60-80 AD
Revelation's dates - CORRECT ANSWER 81-96 AD, end of Domitian's reign (per
Irenaeus). Or 68 AD if placed in Nero's reign.
Historical Criticism - CORRECT ANSWER Reconstruction of Scriptural events
through a critical lens
, Source Criticism - CORRECT ANSWER The study by Scripture scholars to determine
what sources the Gospel writers used to compose their works (e.g., Synoptic problem)
Form Criticism - CORRECT ANSWER Involves studying small units of biblical texts
to attempt to determine how each book took shape during oral tradition before being written
down.
Redaction Criticism - CORRECT ANSWER 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 ANSWER B. H. Streeter's work,
published in 1924
Die Formgeschichte des Evangeliums (From Tradition to Gospel) - CORRECT
ANSWER Martin Dibelius's work, published in 1919/translated in 1934
Die Geschichte der Synoptichen Tradition (The History of the Synomptic Tradition) -
CORRECT ANSWER Rudolph Bultmann's highly skeptical work, published in 1921
The Formation of the Gospel Tradition - CORRECT ANSWER Vincent Taylor's
modest work, published in 1933
Critics of Bultmann include: - CORRECT ANSWER Erich Fascher and Martin Albertz
Literary Criticism - CORRECT ANSWER The study, evaluation, and interpretation of
literature
Structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER Subdivision of Literary Criticism.
ACTUAL STUDYGUIDE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Mark's dates - CORRECT ANSWER 40-60 AD
Matthew's dates - CORRECT ANSWER 80-100 AD (consensus view). But probably
before 70 AD per tradition.
Luke's dates - CORRECT ANSWER Late 50s/early 60s
John's dates - CORRECT ANSWER 90 AD in Ephesus
Hebrews' dates - CORRECT ANSWER 40-60 AD (Clement quotes it in 95 AD)
James' dates - CORRECT ANSWER Between late 30s and early 60s
1 Peter's dates - CORRECT ANSWER 64-66 AD
2nd Peter's dates - CORRECT ANSWER Before 68 AD (latest date suggested for
Peter's martyrdom)
Jude's dates - CORRECT ANSWER 60-80 AD
Revelation's dates - CORRECT ANSWER 81-96 AD, end of Domitian's reign (per
Irenaeus). Or 68 AD if placed in Nero's reign.
Historical Criticism - CORRECT ANSWER Reconstruction of Scriptural events
through a critical lens
, Source Criticism - CORRECT ANSWER The study by Scripture scholars to determine
what sources the Gospel writers used to compose their works (e.g., Synoptic problem)
Form Criticism - CORRECT ANSWER Involves studying small units of biblical texts
to attempt to determine how each book took shape during oral tradition before being written
down.
Redaction Criticism - CORRECT ANSWER 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 ANSWER B. H. Streeter's work,
published in 1924
Die Formgeschichte des Evangeliums (From Tradition to Gospel) - CORRECT
ANSWER Martin Dibelius's work, published in 1919/translated in 1934
Die Geschichte der Synoptichen Tradition (The History of the Synomptic Tradition) -
CORRECT ANSWER Rudolph Bultmann's highly skeptical work, published in 1921
The Formation of the Gospel Tradition - CORRECT ANSWER Vincent Taylor's
modest work, published in 1933
Critics of Bultmann include: - CORRECT ANSWER Erich Fascher and Martin Albertz
Literary Criticism - CORRECT ANSWER The study, evaluation, and interpretation of
literature
Structuralism - CORRECT ANSWER Subdivision of Literary Criticism.
