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

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List of Figures


3.1. The neuron 52
Source: <https://pixabay.com/en/neuron-acon-dendrite-cell-nucleus-305772/>
(public domain, adapted)
3.2. The cerebral cortex of the human brain: main divisions (capitals)
and selected regions (of the left hemisphere) 55
Source: <https://pixabay.com/en/brain-lobes-neurology-human-body-
1007686/> (public domain, adapted)
3.3. The limbic system of the human brain 56
Source: <https://www.flickr.com/photos/labguest/3497647067> (created by
Zachary Veach, modified and used with the permission of the author)
4.1. Ancient literary composition as distributed cognition (“A”and“S”
indicate author’s and slave’s cognitive processes, respectively) 85
7.1. Religious experience in context 147
Source: I. Czachesz,“Religious Experience in Mediterranean Antiquity:
Introduction to the Special Issue,”Journal of Cognitive Historiography
2/1 (2015), 5–13, page 8. Used by permission of Equinox Publishing Ltd 2015
8.1. The trolley problem. Is it justified to throw the switch? 167
Source: <https://www.flickr.com/photos/jholbo/5022382134> (created
by John Holbo, used with the permission of the author)
9.1. The interface of the“Mission”model 193
9.2. The growth of the Christian movement in the“Mission”model 196
9.3. The logistic growth function 198
9.4. The NetLogo code of the“Mission”model 203

10.1. How cognition, culture, and life history shape individuals 209


10.2. Using cognitive models to study cultures and individuals
behind the text 209


10.3. Using cognitive models to study cultures and individuals
in front of the text 215

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