Language, Cognition, and Biblical Exegesis: Interpreting Minds

by Tamas Biro, Frederick S. Tappenden, Ronit Nikolsky, et al.

Book Overview

What role do texts play in religious practice? What is the relationship between these texts and cognition? Are some texts more successful because they are better adapted to our cognitive structures? Why is biblical interpretation necessary, and what is the cognitive process behind it? This book considers such questions, and fills the gap in research on religious texts and narratives in the cognitive science of religion.

The study of ancient...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350225401
• ISBN13: 9781350225404
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"