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high·er criticism (hīʹər)
n.
Critical study of biblical texts to ascertain their literary origins and history and the meaning and intention of the authors.higher critic n.
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Universalium. 2010.
highercriticism
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Higher criticism — Historical criticism or higher criticism is a branch of literary analysis that investigates the origins of a text: as applied in biblical studies it naturally investigates foremost the books of the Bible. In Classical studies, the new higher… … Wikipedia
