Tendenz
In higher criticism, the Tendenz of a literary work is its drift or bias, sometimes also the actual authorial intent. Tendenzkritik is the analysis of a work to determine its aim or purpose.[1] The term comes from the German for "tendency" (itself derived from English or French) and was coined in the 19th century.[2] It is especially associated with the biblical criticism of F. C. Baur.[3]
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[edit]- Soulen, Richard N.; Soulen, R. Kendall (2001). Handbook of Biblical Criticism (3rd ed., rev. and expanded ed.). Louisville, Ky.: Westminster John Knox Press. ISBN 0-664-22314-1.
- Speake, Jennifer; LaFlaur, Mark, eds. (1999). "tendenz, noun". The Oxford Essential Dictionary of Foreign Terms in English. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199891573. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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