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Meaning of "form criticism" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FORM CRITICISM

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORM CRITICISM

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Form criticism is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FORM CRITICISM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Form criticism

Form criticism is a method of biblical criticism that classifies units of scripture by literary pattern and that attempts to trace each type to its period of oral transmission. Form criticism seeks to determine a unit's original form and the historical context of the literary tradition. Hermann Gunkel originally developed form criticism to analyze the Hebrew Bible. It has since been used to supplement the documentary hypothesis explaining the origin of the Pentateuch and to study the Christian New Testament.

Definition of form criticism in the English dictionary

The definition of form criticism in the dictionary is literary criticism concerned esp with analysing the Bible in terms of the literary forms used, such as proverbs, songs, or stories, and relating them to their historical forms and background.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORM CRITICISM

form
form class
form critic
form critical
form drag
form feed
form feeder
form genus
form leader
form letter
form master
form of words
form room
form the fool
form tutor
formability
formable
formably
formal
formal calculus

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORM CRITICISM

aestheticism
agnosticism
athleticism
Catholicism
criticism
cynicism
eclecticism
eroticism
exoticism
fanaticism
historicism
literary criticism
mysticism
neoclassicism
neuroticism
racism
romanticism
scepticism
scholasticism
self-criticism
skepticism

Synonyms and antonyms of form criticism in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «form criticism» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORM CRITICISM

Find out the translation of form criticism to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of form criticism from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «form criticism» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

形式批评
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

crítica de las formas
570 millions of speakers

English

form criticism
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फार्म आलोचना
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

شكل نقد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

форма критика
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

forma crítica
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফর্ম সমালোচনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

forme critique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bentuk kritikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Form Kritik
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フォームの批判
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

양식 비평
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mbentuk kritik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hình thành những lời chỉ trích
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

படிவம் குறைவு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉर्म टीका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Form eleştirisi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

forma critica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

krytyka forma
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

форма критика
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

formă critică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μορφή κριτικής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vormkritiek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

formulär kritik
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skjema kritikk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of form criticism

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORM CRITICISM»

The term «form criticism» is used very little and occupies the 157.288 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORM CRITICISM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about form criticism

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORM CRITICISM»

Discover the use of form criticism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to form criticism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
What is Form Criticism?
Professor McKnight believes that the form critical work of some contemporary scholars has greatly enriched our understanding of the Parables, and has added much to our knowledge about the historical Jesus.
Edgar V. McKnight, 1997
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The Changing Face of Form Criticism for the Twenty-first Century
Together these essays point to the continuing dynamism and vitality of form-critical theory as a significant tool for reading the Bible.
Marvin Alan Sweeney, Ehud Ben Zvi, 2003
3
Biblical Form Criticism in its Context
This work, with its many examples from both Testaments, will be fundamental for Old and New Testament scholars alike.
Martin J. Buss, 1999
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Deuteronomy and City Life: A Form Criticism of Texts with ...
Based on his form critical interpretation of these texts, the author argues that it was possible from the very beginning, and not simply after the time of David and Solomon, to be both thoroughly urban and authentically Yahwist.
Don C. Benjamin, 1983
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Handbook of Biblical Criticism
The Handbook of Biblical Criticism is a valuable introductory textbook and a reliable guide for pastors, laypersons, and scholars whose expertise lies in other fields.
Richard N. Soulen, R. Kendall Soulen, 2011
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Rhetorical Criticism: Context, Method, and the Book of Jonah
In Part One, she surveys historical antecedents and presents samples of rhetorical analysis. In Part Two, Trible applies formulated guidelines to the book of Jonah, revealing clearly the relationship between artistry and theology.
Phyllis Trible, 1994
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The Old Testament and Criticism
What then is form criticism, or "type criticism" (Gattungsgeschichte) as Gunkcl called it? Is it compatible with evangelical views of revelation and inspiration? Klaus Koch defines it as "an attempt to discover the principles underlying the language ...
Carl Edwin Armerding, 1983
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History of New Testament Research: From Jonathan Edwards to ...
At the same time, British acceptance of the hypothesis did not signify surrender to the sort of radical criticism advanced in the history of religion school and form criticism in Germany. For the British, the two-document hypothesis, and even more, ...
William Baird, 2002
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Method Matters: Essays on the Interpretation of the Hebrew ...
For Further reading Buss, Martin J. Biblical Form Criticism in its Context. JsoTsup 274. sheffield: sheffield academic Press, 1999. hayes, John h., ed. Old Testament Form Criticism. san antonio, Tex.: Trinity University Press, 1974. Knierim, rolf.
Joel M. LeMon, Kent Harold Richards, 2009
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Poetics and Interpretation of Biblical Narrative
Form Criticism Source criticism can be said to concern itself with the penultimate stage of the text, the stage just before the final redaction. Form criticism, on the other hand, has a more ambitious goal: to find the original literary units and trace  ...
Adele Berlin, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORM CRITICISM»

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The Interview: Sir Peter Stothard
The Guardian writer John Self hit back at Stothard, defending the place for long-form criticism in blogs, whilst Amy Riley, a book blogger herself, ... «Varsity Online, Jun 15»
2
Here Are the Original Racist Emails That Cost Darren Wilson's Co …
Where the department is less insulated form criticism is in the statistical findings of the DOJ that pointed to a verifiably disproportionate use of ... «RYOT, Apr 15»
3
Best Books– Part Three
... about the historical Jesus'), on the basis of all kinds of presuppositions about form criticism and source criticism which were later to be proved ... «Patheos, Mar 15»
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Best Books– Part Two
... history, archaeology, theology, ethics, text criticism, form criticism, redaction criticism, current scholarship, ancient scholarship, and more! «Patheos, Mar 15»
5
Does Cardinal Kasper Believe in Friendly Ghosts?
“A number of miracle stories turn out in the light of form criticism to be projections of the experiences of Easter back into the earthly life of Jesus, ... «Patheos, Mar 15»
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Ideye accepts form criticism
Ideye accepts form criticism. Last Updated: Wed, 11 Feb 2015 14:05. West%20Bromwich%20Albion. West Brom striker Brown Ideye insists his critics have been ... «EatSleepSport, Feb 15»
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Psalms as Christian Lament
Each Psalm is set in its context within the OT, followed by comments on genre ('Form Criticism') and structure, literary characteristics and voices ... «Patheos, Dec 14»
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Biblical Reception History: A Dangerous Supplement
And even if one uses source, redaction or form criticism to reconstruct an ancient Vorlage of all existing texts, it is quite often clear that the ... «The Bible and Interpretation, Oct 14»
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Book Review: Richard Bauckham, “Jesus and the Eyewitnesses”
This is contrary to the assumption of most New Testament scholarship, drawn from the form criticism of the early 20th century, that the Gospels ... «Patheos, Sep 14»
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Neil Carter on the Historicity of Jesus
... and I doubt most of them could correctly define form criticism vs source criticism without first googling them. Yet they talk like they're experts. «Patheos, Sep 14»

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