The ''Journal of Higher Criticism'' is an

academic journal An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and ...

covering issues "dealing with historical, literary, and history-of-religion issues from the perspective of

higher criticism Historical criticism, also known as the historical-critical method or higher criticism, is a branch of criticism that investigates the origins of ancient texts in order to understand "the world behind the text". While often discussed in terms of ...

", published by the ''Institute for Higher Critical Studies''. The

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

Robert M. Price Robert McNair Price (born July 7, 1954) is an American New Testament scholar. His most notable stance is arguing in favor of the Christ myth theorythe claim that a historical Jesus did not exist. Price is the author of a number of books on bi ...

. The periodical is held in the

Library of Congress The Library of Congress (LOC) is the research library that officially serves the United States Congress and is the ''de facto'' national library of the United States. It is the oldest federal cultural institution in the country. The libra ...

and other research libraries. In the introductory article, the editor criticized modern biblical scholarship as "a toothless tiger or worse yet, covert apologetics wearing the Esau-mask of criticism" and advocated a return to the "golden era of bold hypotheses and daring reconstructions associated with the great names of Baur and Tübingen". The final issue before Doughty's retirement (volume 10, no. 2) appeared in Fall, 2003. It continued for two more issues independently of an institution with volumes 11 and 12, each with two issues before ending. The journal was revived in March 2018. Vol. 13, no. 1, was published to Robert M. Price's website. Volume 13, nos. 1-4; volume 14, nos. 1, supplement, and 4; volume 15, nos. 1-3; and volume 16, nos. 1-2, were subsequently published and are available for sale at a major online book retailer, as of January 2022.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Journal Of Higher Criticism Religious studies journals Publications established in 1994 Biblical criticism Publications disestablished in 2003 English-language journals Biannual journals