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• 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 Hebrew and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Higher Criticism — • Biblical criticism in its fullest comprehension is the examination of the literary origins and historical values of the books composing the Bible, with the state in which these exist at the present day Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …   Catholic encyclopedia

• higher criticism — n. the study of the authorship, dates of writing, meaning, etc. of the books of the Bible, using the techniques or findings of archaeology, literary criticism, comparative religion, etc …   English World dictionary

• 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

• higher criticism — 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. Cf. lower criticism. [1830 40] * * * …   Universalium

• Journal of Higher Criticism — The Journal of Higher Criticism (JHC) is, since 1994, a biannual magazine of articles dealing with historical, literary, and history of religion issues from the perspective of higher criticism [http://depts.drew.edu/jhc/ ] , published by the… …   Wikipedia