historical criticism
The systematic study of received texts, especially the Bible, as documents composed in…The systematic study of received texts, especially the Bible, as documents composed in a particular historical context with varying reliability as sources.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The systematic study of received texts, especially the Bible, as documents composed in a particular historical context with varying reliability as sources.
historische Kritik
(archaic, uncountable)The systematic, reasoned study of history and critique of received historical traditions in general.
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
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