Higher criticism
BRANCH OF LITERARY CRITICISM THAT INVESTIGATES THE ORIGINS OF ANCIENT TEXT (USUALLY THE BIBLE)
Higher Criticism.; Historical-Critical Method; The Historical Critical Method; The Historical-Critical Method; Higher Criticism; Historical-critical method; The higher criticism; Historical criticism in Bible studies; Historical Criticism; High criticism; Higher biblical criticism; Higher critic; Higher criticism; Higher Biblical criticism; Sensus literalis historicus; Sensus historicus
·add. ·- 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.