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example of euphemistic term used by liberal biblical textual critics
A '''euphemism''' is the replacement of a direct statement of something potentially unpleasant with an indirect expression. For example, instead of stating that someone has "died", one might say that he has "passed away".
A '''euphemism''' is the replacement of a direct statement of something potentially unpleasant with an indirect expression. For example, instead of stating that someone has "died", one might say that he has "passed away".
In [[hermeneutics]] the term "artistic license" is used by the less conservative, more liberal [[Historical-critical method (Higher criticism)|textual critics of the Bible]] as a euphemism for saying that the Gospel writers invented stories, embellished the truth, altered facts and lied.
==See also==
==See also==