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The origins, evolution, and future of islam and zealot. Interview with reza aslan, author of zealot duration. The origins, evolution, and future of islam, has been translated into thirteen languages and named by blackwell as one of the hundred most important books of the last decade. Aslan argues that jesus was a political, rebellious and eschatological end times jew whose proclamation. Then a fox news interview commandeered internet coverage. It is a historical account of the life of jesus and analyzes the various religious perspectives on jesus as well as the creation of christianity. Sep 24, 20 religious scholar reza aslan talks about his new book zealot, which uncovers the life of jesus of nazareth as a historical figure. Confronting religious extremism in the age of globalization no god but god. New york times bestseller the bestselling author of zealot and host of believer explores humanitys quest to make sense of the divine in this concise and fascinating history of our understanding of god.
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He was told the story of jesus being born as a mortal and innocent man who later became the christ. While most of our faithful may not actually read the book, many are likely to hear about it via a recent fox network interview with the author and the mounting attention the work is receiving. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Zealot southeastern public library system of oklahoma. Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, reza aslan sheds new light on one of historys most influential and enigmatic characters by examining jesus through the lens of the tumultuous era in which he lived. Zealot the life and times of jesus of nazareth epub reza aslan achat ebook fnac. In his new book, aslan takes on a subject even more immense. Two thousand years ago, an itinerant jewish preacher and miracle worker walked across the galilee, gathering followers to establish what he called the kingdom of god. At one point in his book zealot, reza aslan provides a brief survey of the various jewish preachers, prophets, bandits, and messiahs asl20, p49 whose zeal for god threatened to subvert roman authority in the decades leading up to the war, and jesus of nazareth only merits passing mention there. The life and times of jesus of nazareth paperback september 9, 2014. Commonalities, contentions, and complexities, global. So then, give back to caesar what is his, and give back to god what belongs to god.