Historical Criticism — • The art of distinguishing the true from the false concerning facts of the past Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Historical Criticism Historical Criticism … Catholic encyclopedia
historical criticism — Every writing in the OT and NT emerged from a particular social, political, and cultural environment over the course of many centuries, and historical criticism is a modern and tested method of exploring their various origins and tracing their… … Dictionary of the Bible
historical criticism — Higher criticism High er crit i*cism Criticism which includes the study of the contents, literary character, date, authorship, etc., of any writing; as, the higher criticism of the Pentateuch. Called also {historical criticism}. The comparison of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
historical criticism — noun : criticism in the light of historical evidence compare higher criticism … Useful english dictionary
historical criticism — Историческая критика … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
Criticism of the Bible — This article is about criticisms made against the Bible as a source of reliable information or ethical guidance. For the academic treatment of the bible as a historical document, see Biblical criticism. The Gutenberg Bible, the first printed… … Wikipedia
criticism, biblical — The examination of the books of the Bible with the resources of historical investigation, archaeology, palaeography, and linguistics. Biblical criticism starts from a conviction that the heterogeneous collection of books which constitute the… … Dictionary of the Bible
criticism — /krit euh siz euhm/, n. 1. the act of passing judgment as to the merits of anything. 2. the act of passing severe judgment; censure; faultfinding. 3. the act or art of analyzing and evaluating or judging the quality of a literary or artistic work … Universalium
criticism — /ˈkrɪtəsɪzəm / (say krituhsizuhm) noun 1. the act or art of analysing and judging the quality of a literary or artistic work, etc.: literary criticism. 2. the act of passing judgement as to the merits of something. 3. the act of passing severe… …
Criticism of Holocaust denial — criticizes claims to the effect that the genocide of Jews during World War II usually referred to as the Holocaust[1] did not occur in the manner or to the extent described by current scholarship. Key elements of such claims are the rejection of… … Wikipedia
