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

Czachesz, István

 
9780198779865: Cognitive Science and the New Testament: A New Approach to Early Christian Research

Synopsis

This work demonstrates the value of applying the insights of cognitive science to biblical studies, mirroring the so-called cognitive turn seen in disciplines such as linguistics, psychology, and philosophy as well as the more recent emergence of the cognitive science of religion.

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About the Author


Istvan Czachesz is Professor of Biblical Studies at the University of Tromsø. His resesarch concentrates on religious antiquity, the New Testament, and the development of early Christianity. His publications include The Grotesque Body in Early Christian Discourse: Hell, Scatology and Metamorphosis (Routledge, 2012) and Mind, Morality and Magic: Cognitive Science Approaches in Biblical Studies (with Risto Uro; Routledge, 2013).

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