Lower-criticism
[loh-er] /ˈloʊ ər/
noun
1.
a form of Biblical criticism having as its purpose the reconstruction of the original texts of the books of the Bible.
noun
1.
textual criticism, esp the study of the extant manuscripts of the Scriptures in order to establish the original text Compare higher criticism
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