Religious Identity and the Problem of Historical Foundation : : The Foundational Character of Authoritative Sources in the History of Christianity and Judaism / / Judith Frishman, Willemien Otten, Gerard Rouwhorst.

• Superior document: Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series; 8
• TeilnehmendeR: Frishman, Judith,; Otten, Willemien,; Rouwhorst, Gerard,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden; , Boston : : BRILL, , 2004.
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series; 8.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

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 text...