redaction Definition
re·dac·tion (ri dak′s̸hən)
noun
- the preparation of written work for publication; editing, reediting, or revision
- 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

