historicity

historicity
The characteristic of having existed in history.

The historicity of Jesus is a matter of some debate among scholars.


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  • Historicity — may mean: *the quality of being part of recorded history, as opposed to prehistory *the quality of being part of history as opposed to being ahistorical myth or legend ** Historicity of the Iliad **Historicity (Bible Studies) *** Historicity of… …   Wikipedia

  • historicity — 1880, from L. historicus (see HISTORICAL (Cf. historical)) + ITY (Cf. ity) …   Etymology dictionary

  • historicity — [his΄tə ris′ə tē] n. the condition of having actually occurred in history; authenticity …   English World dictionary

  • Historicity (philosophy) — Historicity in philosophy is the underlying concept of history, or the intersection of teleology (the concept and study of progress and purpose) and temporality (the concept of time). Varying conceptualizations of historicity emphasize linear… …   Wikipedia

  • Historicity of Jesus — This article is about the basis for holding the view that Jesus existed as portrayed in the Bible. For the view that Jesus may be a fictitious figure, see Jesus myth theory. For critical reconstructions of Jesus, see Historical Jesus. For the… …   Wikipedia

  • Historicity of the Book of Mormon — The question of whether the Book of Mormon is an actual historical work or a work of fiction has long been a source of contention between members of the Latter Day Saint movement and non LDS. For many Mormons, Book of Mormon historicity is a… …   Wikipedia

  • Historicity of Muhammad — A series of articles on Prophet of Islam Muhammad Life In Mecca · Hijra · …   Wikipedia

  • Historicity of the Iliad — The extent of the historical basis of the Iliad has been debated for some time. Educated Greeks of the fifth century continued to accept the truth of human events depicted in the Iliad , even as philosophical scepticism was undermining faith in… …   Wikipedia

  • Historicity — historic his*tor ic (h[i^]s*t[o^]r [i^]k), historical his*tor ic*al (h[i^]s*t[o^]r [i^]*kal), a. [L. historicus, Gr. istoriko s: cf. F. historique. See {History}.] Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • historicity — noun Date: 1880 historical actuality …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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