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This article is about the academic treatment of the bible as a historical document. This is not the same thing as Criticism Of The Bible , which is where criticisms are made against the Bible as a source of reliable information or ethical guidance. Biblical criticism is a form of and Raphael Patai, Anchor Books, Doubleday, 2nd edition, 1964 ''The Historian as Detective: Essays on Evidence'' edited by Robin W. Winks, Harper & Row Publishers, 1969 Biblical criticism has been traditionally divided into Textual Criticism , also called Lower Criticism , that seeks to establish the original text out of the variant readings of Ancient Manuscripts , and Higher Criticism that focuses on identifying the author, date, and place of writing for each book of the Bible . In the twentieth-century a number of specific critical methodologies have been developed to address such questions in greater depth. Prior to attempting far-reaching conclusions based upon Redaction Criticism , it is essential that a very thorough investigation of the historical questions is conducted including taking note of Archaelogy . HISTORY OF BIBLICAL CRITICISM A historical overview can be found in the article on the Documentary Hypothesis . The article on Higher Criticism is also useful. Other useful articles are:
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