Cognitive Science and the New Testament A New Approach to Early Christian Research

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COGNITIVE SCIENCE AND THE NEW TESTAMENT ...

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Cognitive Science and the New Testament A New Approach to Early Christian Research ISTVÁN CZACHESZ 1 ...

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Preface This book invites a cross-disciplinary journey through three academic worlds: the humanities, social sciences, and natur ...

Finally, I have been thankful tofind a number of colleagues in Biblical Studies over the years who shared my interests in the co ...

Contents List of Figures ix Introduction List of Tables xi A Cognitive Turn Evolution The Human Brain: A Guided Tour ...

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List of Figures 3.1. The neuron 52 Source: <https://pixabay.com/en/neuron-acon-dendrite-cell-nucleus-305772/> (public doma ...

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List of Tables 2.1. Natural selection and cognitive theories of religion 32 Source: I. Czachesz,“How Can Evolutionary Theory Con ...

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Introduction Have you ever wondered what happens in your head when you marvel at a beautiful landscape? How electric and chemica ...

historiography. In religious studies, a newfield calledCognitive Science of Religionemerged from the 1990s. This book makes a ca ...

theological change (Czachesz, 2007b, 2007c; Theissen, 2007b, 2011a). Taken together, these contributions set the stage for the c ...

(Theissen et al., 2016). Another new trend to be mentioned is the use of computer models that address cognitive theories and hyp ...

This chapter starts with a brief survey of the basics of memory studies and proceeds toward more complex phenomena. We discuss h ...

rain-making (well attested in Antiquity, including early Christianity) as well as miracles related to earthquake. Concerning the ...

discuss the cultural transmission of moral teachings and examples, paying attention to ancient biographical patterns as well as ...