ZealotZealot
the Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
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Book, 2013
Current format, Book, 2013, 1st ed, Available now.Presents a meticulously researched biography of Jesus that draws on biblical and historical sources to place his achievements and influence against the turbulent backdrop of his time.
The author of the best-selling No God but God presents a meticulously researched biography of Jesus that draws on biblical and historical sources to place His achievements and influence against the turbulent backdrop of His time.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER &; &;A lucid, intelligent page-turner&; (Los Angeles Times) that challenges long-held assumptions about Jesus, from the host of Believer
 
Two thousand years ago, an itinerant Jewish preacher walked across the Galilee, gathering followers to establish what he called the &;Kingdom of God.&; The revolutionary movement he launched was so threatening to the established order that he was executed as a state criminal. Within decades after his death, his followers would call him God.
 
Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history&;s most enigmatic figures by examining Jesus through the lens of the tumultuous era in which he lived. Balancing the Jesus of the Gospels against the historical sources, Aslan describes a man full of conviction and passion, yet rife with contradiction. He explores the reasons the early Christian church preferred to promulgate an image of Jesus as a peaceful spiritual teacher rather than a politically conscious revolutionary. And he grapples with the riddle of how Jesus understood himself, the mystery that is at the heart of all subsequent claims about his divinity.
 
Zealot yields a fresh perspective on one of the greatest stories ever told even as it affirms the radical and transformative nature of Jesus&; life and mission.
 
Praise for Zealot
 
&;Riveting . . . Aslan synthesizes Scripture and scholarship to create an original account.&;&;The New Yorker
 
&;Fascinatingly and convincingly drawn . . . Aslan may come as close as one can to respecting those who revere Jesus as the peace-loving, turn-the-other-cheek, true son of God depicted in modern Christianity, even as he knocks down that image.&;&;The Seattle Times
 
&;[Aslan&;s] literary talent is as essential to the effect of Zealot as are his scholarly and journalistic chops. . . . A vivid, persuasive portrait.&;&;Salon
 
&;This tough-minded, deeply political book does full justice to the real Jesus, and honors him in the process.&;&;San Francisco Chronicle
 
&;A special and revealing work, one that believer and skeptic alike will find surprising, engaging, and original.&;&;Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize&;winning author of Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
 
&;Compulsively readable . . . This superb work is highly recommended.&;&;Publishers Weekly (starred review)
The author of the best-selling No God but God presents a meticulously researched biography of Jesus that draws on biblical and historical sources to place His achievements and influence against the turbulent backdrop of His time.
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER &; &;A lucid, intelligent page-turner&; (Los Angeles Times) that challenges long-held assumptions about Jesus, from the host of Believer
 
Two thousand years ago, an itinerant Jewish preacher walked across the Galilee, gathering followers to establish what he called the &;Kingdom of God.&; The revolutionary movement he launched was so threatening to the established order that he was executed as a state criminal. Within decades after his death, his followers would call him God.
 
Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history&;s most enigmatic figures by examining Jesus through the lens of the tumultuous era in which he lived. Balancing the Jesus of the Gospels against the historical sources, Aslan describes a man full of conviction and passion, yet rife with contradiction. He explores the reasons the early Christian church preferred to promulgate an image of Jesus as a peaceful spiritual teacher rather than a politically conscious revolutionary. And he grapples with the riddle of how Jesus understood himself, the mystery that is at the heart of all subsequent claims about his divinity.
 
Zealot yields a fresh perspective on one of the greatest stories ever told even as it affirms the radical and transformative nature of Jesus&; life and mission.
 
Praise for Zealot
 
&;Riveting . . . Aslan synthesizes Scripture and scholarship to create an original account.&;&;The New Yorker
 
&;Fascinatingly and convincingly drawn . . . Aslan may come as close as one can to respecting those who revere Jesus as the peace-loving, turn-the-other-cheek, true son of God depicted in modern Christianity, even as he knocks down that image.&;&;The Seattle Times
 
&;[Aslan&;s] literary talent is as essential to the effect of Zealot as are his scholarly and journalistic chops. . . . A vivid, persuasive portrait.&;&;Salon
 
&;This tough-minded, deeply political book does full justice to the real Jesus, and honors him in the process.&;&;San Francisco Chronicle
 
&;A special and revealing work, one that believer and skeptic alike will find surprising, engaging, and original.&;&;Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize&;winning author of Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
 
&;Compulsively readable . . . This superb work is highly recommended.&;&;Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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