historicity
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of historicity
Example Sentences
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Reading Charles Murray on the historicity of the Gospels was not, suffice to say, high on my list of expectations for 2025.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025
As I see it, there is a great lack of specific historicity and context with such claims.
From Salon ● May 14, 2024
“Manhunt” wears its historicity lightly, and its tone and dialogue lean decidedly contemporary.
From New York Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
He accepted modern levels of doubt about the historicity of scripture and understood the reasons for skepticism about organized religion.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 22, 2022
The historicity of the facts reported in the Bible was called in question; recently the historicity of Jesus has been denied; and where his existence was admitted, still his teaching was criticised.
From The Influence of the Bible on Civilisation by Dobschutz, Ernst Von
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