Historical Critisisms Flashcards
1
Q
What is Historical Criticism?
A
Evaluation of sources
2
Q
What does external criticism aim to establish?
A
Authenticity
3
Q
What are the three things you check with external criticism?
A
1) physical attributes
2) provenance (origin)
3) originality
4
Q
What do you check for with internal criticism?
A
Veracity or credibility
5
Q
What are the four things to check for with internal criticism?
A
1) content analysis
2) contextualization- language often becomes a barrier (translation/ description)
3) motivations of author- biases
4) CORROBORATION- how well does it sit with other documents?
