We have first to examine an actual piece of historical writing (something that critics don't do very often) and then describe a typical event in its historical context. (religion-online.org)
In historical writing the historian's testimony is more significant in relation to an earlier time than in relation to his own. (religion-online.org)
But above all else, good historical writing must be credible; that is, it must have objective, factual accuracy as well as the historian's interpretation. (religion-online.org)