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higher criticism
noun
- the study of the Bible having as its object the establishment of such facts as authorship and date of composition, as well as determination of a basis for exegesis.
higher criticism
noun
- the use of scientific techniques of literary criticism to establish the sources of the books of the Bible Compare lower criticism
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Word History and Origins
Origin of higher criticism1
First recorded in 1830–40
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Example Sentences
I claim that it contains many errors of fact, and the Higher Criticism supports the claim; as we shall see.
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From this department he graduated into the field of the higher criticism.
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Higher Criticism shows its teeth in connection with such definite statements which introduce the power of God.
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What, then, should be the attitude of lovers of truth toward the higher criticism of the Bible?
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So that not all that has been done in the name of the higher criticism has been according to scientific method.
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