form criticism

noun

A method of biblical criticism that classifies units of scripture by literary pattern and then attempts to trace each type to its period of oral transmission.

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Meanings

nounform criticism (countable and uncountable, plural form criticisms)

plural form criticisms

  1. countableuncountableA method of biblical criticism that classifies units of scripture by literary pattern and then attempts to trace each type to its period of oral transmission.
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APA

form criticism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/form%20criticism

MLA

“form criticism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/form%20criticism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “form criticism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/form%20criticism.

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