The essays collected in this book deal with the question how, throughout the history of Christianity, Christian communities have tried to construct their identity by anchoring their views in authoritative and normative sources. The main focus is upon the problem of historical foundation through textual traditions but other authoritative sources ( role of religious leaders; ritual traditions) are taken into consideration as well.
The book takes as its point of...
Judith Frishman occupies the Chair of Jewish Studies at the Catholic Theological University at Utrecht as well as the Special Chair for the History of Jewish-Christian relations of the Theological Faculty at Leiden University. She has published on various subjects including Christian exegesis and modern Jewish history. Her main focus of interest is the emancipation period in a comparative perspective.
Willemien Otten holds the Chair in History of...
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