textual criticism
noun
textual critic
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a word derived from
textual criticism.
Example Sentences
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Some biblical scholars have concluded from this that Bach acted like an astute textual critic, poring over Calov’s volumes and painstakingly comparing them, line by line, with other Lutheran Bibles.
From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2018
The connecting particles are commonly observed; and as the language has both definite and indefinite articles, it may be employed, though with some caution, by the textual critic where other versions fail him.
From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
The textual critic aims to give, not what some one might think the inspired penman should have written, but what he actually did write.
From Companion to the Bible by E. P. (Elijah Porter) Barrows
It is just this readiness to devise expedients to meet emergencies as they arise which is at once the strength and the weakness of Dr. Hort's position as a textual critic.
From A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. II. by Frederick Henry Ambrose Scrivener
In the absence of all external evidence the textual critic must fall back upon conjecture.
From The Christian View of the Old Testament by Frederick Carl Eiselen
