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redaction Definition

re·dac·tion (ri daks̸hən)

noun

  1. the preparation of written work for publication; editing, reediting, or revision
  2. an edited work; esp., a reissue or new edition

Etymology: Fr rédaction < LL redactio: see redact

  • redamage

redaction Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • material: The discussion of the redaction of material in the Gospels is surprisingly in-depth for such a short book.
  • text: They also proposed modifications for the redaction of the text.
  • tradition: That does not preclude redaction of the tradition or even legendary accretions in the circumstantial features of the narratives.
  • information: TNA has found that expanding descriptions has helped with enquiries involving the redaction of personal information.

Preposition: from

tradition: Systematic differentiation of redaction from tradition is thus precluded.

Converse of object

  • make: If you are making redactions from electronic documents you need to be aware that technological advances may allow redactions to be reversed.
  • differentiate: On the one hand, we found that redaction criticism proper, which seeks to vigorously differentiate redaction from tradition, is fundamentally bankrupt.

Adjective modifier

  • final: Perhaps the final redaction of the Fourth Gospel aimed at a broader reading public; cf.
  • matthean: I shall try to distinguish in Matt 27,3-8 between pre-Matthean traditional materials and Matthean redaction.
  • Deuteronomic: Attempting to probe too deeply into Deuteronomic redaction is complex and tends to raise more problems that it solves.
  • different: The books are quite uniform in style, differences signifying only a few hundred years at the most in the different redactions.

Modifies a noun

  • criticism: The range of differences in working criteria is best seen in redaction criticism on Mark.
  • critic: It is important to stress that the redaction critic looks for patterns of changes in a particular gospel.

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