The criterion of dissimilarity[1] (often used as a shorthand for criterion of double dissimilarity;[2] it is also called criterion of discontinuity,[1][3]originality[1] or dual irreducibility[1]) is used in Biblical criticism to determine if a statement attributed to Jesus may be authentic. The criterion states that if a saying attributed to Jesus is different from both the Jewish traditions of his time and the early Church that followed him, it is likely to come from the historical Jesus.[2]
^ abThe Historical Jesus and the Final Judgment Sayings in Q (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament) by Brian Han Gregg (30 June 2006) ISBN3161487508 page 29
^Who Is Jesus? by Thomas P. Rausch (1 July 2003) ISBN0814650783 page 36