Based on known fragments, higher criticism argues that the text is an embellishment on the canonical version of Matthew, making minor clarifications such as replacing "daily bread" with "bread for tomorrow" in the Lord's Prayer.
The text is an embellishment on the canonical version of Matthew. This is what higher criticism argues based on known fragments. An embellishment on the canonical version of Matthew is making minor clarifications such as replacing "daily bread" with "bread for tomorrow" in the Lord's Prayer.