Tips. 1  If a source does not have an author, cite it in-text by using the first word or two of its title. In the reference list, begin the citation with the work's complete title. 2  If an organization is the author, use it in place of a person's name both in-text and in your reference list.
Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Redaction criticism, also called Redaktionsgeschichte, Kompositionsgeschichte, or Redaktionstheologie, is a critical method for the study of biblical texts. Redaction criticism regards the author of the text as editor of his or her source materials.
Verb. 1. redact-formulate in a particular style or language; I wouldn't put it that way; She cast her request in very polite language. couch, put, frame, cast. give voice, phrase, word, articulate, formulate-put into words or an expression; He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees.