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- noun Plural form of
historicist .
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Examples
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Mythicists are reading later Christian theology into Paul's letters - the very thing they accuse "historicists" of doing.
More Mythicist-Creationist Parallels: Messiahs, Wisdom and Jesus James F. McGrath 2010
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Maybe then we can address actual criteria and methodologies that James and other "historicists" seem hell bent on avoiding.
Mythicism and John the Baptist James F. McGrath 2010
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Doherty raises many good points, but often they are points that have already been raised by 'historicists'.
More Mythicist-Creationist Parallels James F. McGrath 2010
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This question pushes us towards the debate between advocates of "human nature" against the "historicists," according to whom the most basic features of human cognition and action are contingent and historically shaped.
Archive 2008-05-01 Daniel Little 2008
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This question pushes us towards the debate between advocates of "human nature" against the "historicists," according to whom the most basic features of human cognition and action are contingent and historically shaped.
Mentalité? Daniel Little 2008
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The real debate is between "historicists," who believe that, as in the past, military conflict will be won by traditional warrior skills, and "technicists," who believe that superior military technology is decisive.
The New American Way of War Ignatieff, Michael 2000
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I'm really not sure why cultural studies scholars and historicists would want to hold on to the designation, anyway.
Art and Culture 2010
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This is a very important insight by Eric Reitan - an insight that the historicists need to appreciate if they are ever to find the historical core to the gospel storyline that they seek.
Accusations and Assumptions: Another Mythicist-Creationist Parallel James F. McGrath 2010
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Can you list 6 undisputed facts off the top of your head about the historical Jesus that are agreed upon by leading historicists?
The Death of the Mythical Messiah James F. McGrath 2010
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Of course, historicists dispute that reading of 1 Corinthians 11.
Is There Evidence For Mythicism? James F. McGrath 2010
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