historical criticism

Noun

 * 1) The systematic study of received texts, especially the Bible, as documents composed in a particular historical context with varying reliability as sources.
 * 2)  The systematic, reasoned study of history and critique of received historical traditions in general.
 * 1)  The systematic, reasoned study of history and critique of received historical traditions in general.
 * 1)  The systematic, reasoned study of history and critique of received historical traditions in general.

Translations

 * French: critique historique
 * German: historische Kritik
 * Hungarian: történeti kritika
 * Italian: criticismo storico, critica storica