History deals with empirical facts of the human past that are accessible to any rational person who uses historical method. (firstthings.com)
And it is equally possible that the exclusive use of a completely external, scientifically historical method would leave us still stranded at a distance from the reality of saving events. (religion-online.org)
Many feel the inclusion of new critical tools from literature departments represents a healthy enrichment of traditional historical method, if not a suitable replacement for such method. (religion-online.org)