Cognitive Science in the Study of Early Christianity: Why It Is Helpful - and How?
In recent years, a number of New Testament and early Christian scholars have begun to use cognitive science approaches in their work. In this paper, I situate those efforts within the larger framework of the changing humanities, and the increased interest among humanistic scholars and social scienti...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
[2017]
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New Testament studies
Année: 2017, Volume: 63, Numéro: 4, Pages: 516-533 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Bibel. Neues Testament
/ Science biblique
/ Kognitive Religionswissenschaft
/ Jean, der Täufer
/ Baptême
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| RelBib Classification: | AA Sciences des religions AG Vie religieuse CF Christianisme et science HC Nouveau Testament |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
John the Baptist
B Religious Studies B Ritual Studies B New Testament Studies B cognitive science of religion B social-scientific criticism |
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| Résumé: | In recent years, a number of New Testament and early Christian scholars have begun to use cognitive science approaches in their work. In this paper, I situate those efforts within the larger framework of the changing humanities, and the increased interest among humanistic scholars and social scientists in drawing on the growing body of knowledge on the cognitive and evolutionary roots of human thinking and behaviour. I also suggest how cognitive historiography can be helpful in shedding new light on issues discussed by New Testament scholars, by elaborating a case study: an analysis of the rite introduced by John the Baptist. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688517000182 |