Books

2008

13. Edited with T. Bíró: Changing Minds: Religion and Cognition Through the Ages, Leuven: Peeters, forthcoming.

12. Edited with R. Uro: Cognitive Science Approaches in Biblical Studies: Proceedings of the Mind, Society and Tradition section in 2007 and 2008 (working title), forthcoming.

2007

11. Commission Narratives: A Comparative Study of the Canonical and Apocryphal Acts, Leuven: Peeters. link preview

10. Edited with J.N. Bremmer: The Visio Pauli and the Gnostic Apocalypse of Paul, Leuven: Peeters. link preview

9. Hell, Scatology, and Metamorphosis: The Grotesque in Early Christian Literature, Habilitationsschrift, University of Heidelberg.

2005

8. Edited with G.H. van Kooten: De Nieuwe Bijbelvertaling en haar receptie (The New Dutch Bible Translation and Its Reception), special issue of Nederlands Theologisch Tijdschrift, October 2005. link

2003

7. Edited with J.N. Bremmer: The Apocalypse of Peter, Leuven: Peeters. link pdf

2002

6. Apostolic Commission Narratives in the Canonical and Apocryphal Acts, Dissertation, University of Groningen. pdf

1997

5. Edited: Tanítványok, csodatevők, mártírok: Tanulmányok az apokrif apostol-aktákról, (Disciples, Wonder-workers, Martyrs: Studies in the Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles), Studies in the New Testament and Patristics Vol IV, Budapest: Károli Gáspár Reformed University.

1996

4. Tyconius, Szabályok könyve. Liber regularum Tyconii, (The Book of Rules of Tyconius. Liber regularum Tyconii), edited by T. Fabiny, translation and notes by I. Czachesz, Budapest: Center for Hermeneutical Research. link

3. Gaia két arca (Gaia's Two Faces), Budapest: Institute for the Bible and Judaism. link

1995

2. Co-authored with J. Bolyki et al.: Az Apostolok Cselekedetei a D-kódexben, (The Book of Acts in Codex D), Studies in the New Testament and Patristics Vol II, Budapest: Károli Gáspár Reformed University.

1. The Prophetic Biography in the Book of Acts, ThM thesis, Columbia Theological Seminary, Decatur.

Articles

2009

61. "Wordt vervolgd… Apocriefe handelingen van de apostelen," Schrift 40, in press.

60. "The Evolutionary Dynamics of Religious Systems: Laying the Foundations of a Network Model," in A.W. Geertz and J. Sinding Jensen (eds), Origins of Religion, Cognition and Culture, London: Equinox, in press. pdf

59. "Women, Charity and Mobility: The Power of Weak Links in early Christianity," in I. Czachesz and T. Bíró (eds), Changing Minds: Religion and Cognition Through the Ages, Leuven: Peeters, forthcoming.

2008

58. "Speaking Asses in the Acts of Thomas," in G.H. van Kooten and J.T.A.G.M. van Ruiten (eds), The Prestige of the Pagan Prophet Balaam in Judaism, Early Christianity and Islam (Themes in Biblical Narrative 11), Leiden: Brill, 275-285.

57. "Theory Forming in Biblical Studies: Contributions to an Interdisciplinary Dialogue," in W. Østreng (ed), Interdisciplinary Communications 2006/2007, Oslo: Center for Advanced Study, 55-58. link pdf

56. "The Promise of the Cognitive Science of Religion for Biblical Studies," CSSR Bulletin 37/4, 102-105. pdf

55. "Metamorphosis and Mind: Cognitive Explorations of the Grotesque in Early Christian Literature," in T. Karlsen Seim and J. Økland (eds), Metamorphosis, Berlin: DeGruyter, in press. pdf

54. "Metamorphoses in Early Christian Imagination: A Cognitive-Psychological Approach," in P. Piovanelli (ed), Proceedings of the Jewish Pseudepigrapha & Christian Apocrypha Section at the SBL International Meeting in Groningen, The Netherlands, July 25-28, 2004, Turnhout: Brepols, in press. pdf

53. "Explaining Magic: Earliest Christianity as a Test Case," in L.H. Martin and J. Sørensen (eds), Past Minds: Studies in Cognitive Historiography, London: Equinox, in press. pdf

52. "The Clement Romance: Is It a Novel?" forthcoming in J.N. Bremmer (ed), The Pseudo-Clementines, vol. 1, Leuven: Peeters, in press.

2007

51. "Magic and Mind: Toward a Cognitive Theory of Magic, with Special Attention to the Canonical and Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles," in T. Nicklas and Th.J. Kraus (eds), Neues Testament und Magie: Verhältnisbestimmungen, special issue of Annali di Storia dell'Esegesi, 295-321. pdf

50. "The Gospel of Peter and the Apocryphal Acts of the Apostles: Using Cognitive Science to Reconstruct Gospel Tradition," in T. Nicklas and Th.J. Kraus (eds), Das Evangelium nach Petrus: Text, Intertexte, Kontexte, Berlin: DeGruyter, 245-261. pdf

49. "Torture and Punishment in the Visio Pauli," in J.N. Bremmer and I. Czachesz (eds), The Visio Pauli and the Gnostic Apocalypse of Paul, Leuven: Peeters, 130-143. preview

48. "The Transmission of Early Christian Thought: Toward a Cognitive Psychological Model," Studies in Religion 36, 65-84. pdf

47. "Early Christian Views on Jesus' Resurrection: Toward a Cognitive Psychological Interpretation," Nederlands Theologisch Tijdschrift 61, 47-59. pdf

46. "Kontraintuitive Ideen im urchristlichen Denken," in G. Theißen and P. von Gemünden (eds), Erkennen und Erleben: Beiträge zur psychologischen Erforschung der urchristlichen Religion, Gütersloh: Gütersloher Verlagshaus, 197-208.

45. "The Emergence of Early Christianity: Toward a Naturalistic Approach Using Dynamic Systems Theory," in P. Luomanen, I. Pyysiäinen & R. Uro (eds), Explaining Christian Origins and Early Judaism: Contributions from Cognitive and Social Science, Leiden: Brill, 73-94. pdf

44. " 'As God Counselled Socrates:' Commission Narratives in Cognitive Perspective," in G. Xeravits and P. Losonczi (eds), Reflecting Diversity: Historical and Thematical Perspectives in the Jewish and Christian Tradition, Berlin: LIT Verlag, 13-23.preview pdf

43. Review of J.A. Draper (ed), Orality, Literacy, and Colonialism in Antiquity in Journal for the Study of Judaism 38, 368-370. pdf

2006

42. "Eroticism and Epistemology in the Apocryphal Acts of John," Nederlands Theologisch Tijdschrift 60, 59-72. pdf

2005

41."Lithargoel in the Acts of Peter and the Twelve," in: A. Hilhorst and G.H. van Kooten (eds), The Wisdom of Egypt: Jewish, Early Christian, and Gnostic Essays in Honour of Gerard P. Luttikhuizen, Leiden: Brill, 485-502. pdf

2004

40. "A korai keresztyénség és az antik irodalom: elhívási történetek az apostoli aktákban" (Early Christianity and Ancient Literature: Stories of Divine Call in the Apostolic Acts), in G. Xeravits and P. Losonczi (eds), Vita és párbeszéd: A monoteista hagyomány történeti perspektívában, Budapest: Goldziher Intézet – L'Harmattan, 2004, 25-41.

39. "Szent tér, szent idő és feltámadás a Jelenések könyvében" (Sacred Space, Sacred Time, and Resurrection in the Book of Revelation), Theologiai Szemle XLVII, 124-127.

2003

38. "The Gospels and Cognitive Science," in A.A. MacDonald, M.W. Twomey and G.J. Reinink M. (eds), Learned Antiquity. Scholars and Society in the Near-East, the Greco-Roman World, and the Early Medieval West, Leuven: Peeters, 25-36. preview

37. "The Eagle on the Tree: A Homeric Motif in Early Christian and Jewish Literature," in G.P. Luttikhuizen and F. García-Martínez (eds), Jerusalem, Alexandria, Rome. Studies in Ancient Cultural Interaction in Honour of A. Hilhorst, Leiden: E.J. Brill, 87-99. pdf

36. "The Grotesque Body in the Apocalypse of Peter," in J.N. Bremmer and I. Czachesz (eds), The Apocalypse of Peter, Leuven: Peeters, 108-126. pdf

2002

35. Review article: "A Q-forrás és a galileai írnokok" (Q and the Galilean Scribes, Review of J.M. Robinson et al. [eds], The Critical Edition of Q and W.E. Arnal, Jesus and the Village Scribes), in Studia Biblica Athanasiana 5, 151-155.

34.Review article: "John J. Pilch, Healing in The New Testament. Insights from Medical and Cultural Anthropology," Studia Biblica Athanasiana 5, 160-163.

2001

33. "The Bride of the Demon. Narrative Strategies of Self-definition in the Acts of Thomas," in J.N. Bremmer (ed), The Apocryphal Acts of Thomas, Leuven: Peeters, 36-52. preview pdf (whole book)

2000

32."Whatever Goes Into the Mouth…" in J.N. Bremmer (ed), The Apocryphal Acts of Andrew, Leuven: Peeters, 56-69. preview pdf

31."Metafora, retorika, mítosz és elbeszélés a Bibliában" (Metaphor, Rhetoric, Myth and Narrative in the Bible), in Studia Biblica Athanasiana 3, 35-43.

1999

30. "Like a Net Thrown Into the Sea: Aspects of Biblical Interpretation," in P. Bühler and T. Fabiny (eds), Interpretation of Texts Sacred and Secular, Zürich: Pano Verlag - Budapest: Centre for Hermeneutical Research, 33-43. pdf

29. "Szálka és gerenda: Exegetikai forgácsok a Hegyi Beszéd magyarázatához" (Speck and Log: Exegetical Fragments to the Interpretation of the Sermon on the Mount), in Studia Biblica Athanasiana 2, 115-129.

28. "Tekintély, szégyen, modernség: A bibliai emberkép kulturális összefüggésben" (Honor, Shame, Modernity: Biblical Anthropology in Cultural Context), in J. Bolyki and S. Tenke (eds), Szociáletika és társadalom, Budapest: Károli Gáspár Reformed University, 65-84.

27. "Elbeszélés és vallás a Jeremiás-hagyományban" (Narrative and Religion in the Jeremiah-Tradition), in J. Zsengellér (ed), Hagyomány és előzmény: intertestamentális tanulmányok, Pápa: Pápa College, 49-61.

26. " 'Emlékezzetek meg a messze régi dolgokról...' (Ézsaiás könyve 46,9): Hagyomány, kánon és értelmezés a bibliai kultúrában" ('Remember the Former Things of Old...' [Isaiah 46,9]: Tradition, Canon and Interpretation in Biblical Culture), in A. Kónya et al, (eds), Kollektív, társas, társadalmi, Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 187-206.

1998

25. "Who is Deviant? Entering the Story-World of the Acts of Peter," in J.N. Bremmer (ed), The Apocryphal Acts of Peter, Leuven: Peeters, 84-96. preview pdf (whole book)

24. "Tóbit könyve" (The Book of Tobit: Translation with Introduction and Notes), in Deutero-kanonikus bibliai könyvek, Budapest: Kálvin Kiadó, 11-24.

23. "Bél és a sárkány" (Bel and the Dragon: Translation with Introduction and Notes), in Deutero-kanonikus könyvek, Budapest: Kálvin Kiadó, 179-180.

22. " 'Emlékezzetek meg a messze régi dolgokról...' (Ézsaiás könyve 46,9): Hagyomány, kánon és értelmezés a bibliai kultúrában" ('Remember the Former Things of Old...' [Isaiah 46,9]: Tradition, Canon and Interpretation in Biblical Culture), Magyar Pszichológiai Szemle LIII (1997/98) 583-604.

21. "Mire való a bibliai hermeneutika?" (What is Biblical Hermeneutics Used for?), Tűzoszlop 1 (1998), 32-46.

1997

20. "A diakónia a Bibliában" (Deaconship in the Bible), Református Egyház L (1997), 133-135.

19. "Kulturális antropológia az Újszövetség magyarázatában: Néhány példa Bruce J. Malina könyvéből" (Cultural Anthropology in the Interpretation of the New Testament: A Few Examples from the Book of Bruce J. Malina), Theologiai Szemle XL (1997), 272-275.

18. "A mítosz megmentése" (Saving the Myth), in I. Karasszon (ed), Fölbuzog szívem szép beszédre: Tanulmányok D.Dr. Tóth Kálmán tiszteletére 80. születésnapja alkalmából, Budapest: Károli Gáspár Reformed University, 35-42.

17. Review article: "Bruce J. Malina, The New Testament World: Insights from Cultural Anthropology," Theologiai Szemle XL (1997), 123-126.

16. Translation: Lalleman, Pieter, "Krisztus polimorfiája" (Polymorphy of Christ), in I. Czachesz (ed), Tanítványok, csodatevők, mártírok, 22-42.

15. Translation: Hilhorst, A., "Az apokrif cselekedetek mint mártírium-szövegek. András cselekedeteinek vizsgálata" (The Apocryphal Acts as Martyrdom Texts. The Case of the Acts of Andrew), in I. Czachesz (ed), Tanítványok, csodatevők, mártírok, 184-196.

14. Translation: Luttikhuizen Gerard, "A János cselekedetei gnosztikus olvasatban" (A Gnostic Reading of the Acts of John), in I. Czachesz (ed), Tanítványok, csodatevők, mártírok, 43-74.

13. Translation: Bremmer, Jan N., "Varázslás, mártírium és a nők felszabadítása Pál és Thekla cselekedeteiben" (Magic, martyrdom and Women's Liberation in the Acts of Paul and Thecla), in I. Czachesz (ed), Tanítványok, csodatevők, mártírok, 135-156.

1996

12. "The Acts of Paul and the Western Text of Luke's Acts: Paul between Canon and Apocrypha," in J.N. Bremmer (ed), The Apocryphal Acts of Paul (and Thecla), Kampen: Kok Pharos Publishing House, 107-125. preview pdf

11. "Saul a próféták között" (Saul among the Prophets), Theologiai Szemle XXXIX (1996), 78-83.

10. "Reformáció és információ" (Reformation and Information), Református Egyház XLVIII (1996), 138-139.

9. Review article: "Jaroslav Pelikan: Jézus a századokon át" (Jaroslav Pelikan: Jesus Through the Centuries), Református Egyház XLVIII (1996), 23-24.

1995

8. "Narrative Logic and Christology in Luke-Acts," Communio Viatorum XXXVII (1995), 93-106.

7. "Socio-Rhetorical Exegesis of Acts 9,1-30," Communio Viatorum XXXVII (1995), 5-32.

6. Translation: Froehlich, Karlfried, "Változások a bibliai hermeneutikában" (Biblical Hermeneutics on the Move), in T. Fabiny (ed), Paradigmaváltások a Bibliai értelmezésében, (Paradigm Shifts in Biblical Interpretation), Budapest: Centre for Hermeneutical Research, 21-38.

5. Review article: "Karasszon István: Az ószövetségi írásmagyarázat módszertana" (I. Karasszon: Methodology of Old Testament Interpretation), Confessio 1995, 108-110.

1994

4. Review article: "New Testament Studies 38 (1992)," Református Egyház XLVI (1994), 191-192.

3. Review article: "New Testament Studies 37 (1991)," Református Egyház XLVI (1994), 120-122.

1992

2. "Szíriai Efrém kommentárja és a D-kódex kapcsolata a Cselekedetek 15,1-35 alapján" (The Connection of the Commentary of Ephraem Syrus and Codex D in Acts 15,1-35), Theologiai Szemle XXXV (1992), 77-79.

1991

1. "Mi az, hogy szimbólum?" (What is a Symbol?), Theologiai Szemle XXXIV (1991), 131-133.