higher criticism
noun
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.
Compare
lower criticism.
Origin of higher criticism
First recorded in 1830–40
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Example sentences from the Web for higher criticism
If we apply the laws of higher-criticism to this old document a number of things appear, as obvious as they are interesting.
The Builders |Joseph Fort Newton
British Dictionary definitions for higher criticism
higher criticism
noun
the use of scientific techniques of literary criticism to establish the sources of the books of the Bible
Compare lower criticism