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lower criticism

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noun
  1. a form of Biblical criticism having as its purpose the reconstruction of the original texts of the books of the Bible.
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Origin of lower criticism

First recorded in 1895–1900
Also called textual criticism.
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lower criticism

noun
  1. textual criticism, esp the study of the extant manuscripts of the Scriptures in order to establish the original textCompare higher criticism
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