historical-critical method
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The historical-critical method is a scholarly approach to interpreting texts—especially religious scriptures—by analyzing their historical context, sources, and literary development to understand their original meaning and origins.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic methodology
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biblical hermeneutical method ⓘ historical method ⓘ textual interpretation method ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
identify the origins of texts
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reconstruct the historical context of texts ⓘ understand the original meaning of texts ⓘ |
| analyzes |
editorial processes shaping the text
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historical context of texts ⓘ linguistic features of texts ⓘ literary forms of texts ⓘ sources behind the final text ⓘ |
| appliedIn |
New Testament studies
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Old Testament studies ⓘ Quranic studies ⓘ classical philology ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Enlightenment scholarship
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modern biblical studies ⓘ |
| assumes |
meaning is partly conditioned by historical context
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texts have prehistories and sources ⓘ |
| basedOn |
form criticism
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historical analysis ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ philological analysis ⓘ redaction criticism ⓘ source criticism ⓘ tradition history ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
fundamentalist interpretation
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pre-critical exegesis ⓘ purely dogmatic interpretation ⓘ |
| criticizedBy |
some confessional scholars
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some conservative theologians ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
fragmenting the biblical text
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perceived skepticism toward supernatural events ⓘ |
| developedIn |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
| emergedIn | 18th century ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
authorial intention
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diachronic development of texts ⓘ original audience of texts ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
historicism
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philology ⓘ rationalism ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
higher criticism
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literary criticism of the Bible ⓘ lower criticism ⓘ |
| supportsView | texts are products of historical processes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
interpreting ancient literature
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interpreting biblical texts ⓘ interpreting religious scriptures ⓘ |
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