Meaning of historic criticism | Babel Free

Definitions

Archaic form of historical criticism.

alt-of, archaic, uncountable

Examples

“By such means Thucydides was the inventor of an art, which before him had been almost unknown, the art of historic criticism, without being conscious of the infinite value of his invention.”

“[…] while M. Renan will claim to approach the Scriptures as critic, it will chiefly be for the purpose of discharging the functions of historic criticism by explaining and illustrating an ancient document.”

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