higher criticism

English

Etymology

Calque of German höhere Kritik. Originally in contrast to lower criticism (now dated), i.e. textual criticism, the reconstruction of the text itself.

Noun

higher criticism (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of historical criticism (“study of received texts, especially the Bible, as historical sources”).
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