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Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Reza Aslan
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Description for Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Paperback. Fascinating, provocative and meticulously researched biography that challenges long-held assumptions about the man we know as Jesus of Nazareth. First paperback edition of the controversial number one New York Times Bestseller by Reza Aslan. The hardback edition has sold over 250,000 copies in the US to date. Num Pages: 318 pages. BIC Classification: BGX; HRCA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 131 x 26. Weight in Grams: 286.
Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history's most influential and enigmatic figures by examining Jesus within the context of the times in which he lived: the age of zealotry, an era awash in apocalyptic fervour. Balancing the Jesus of the Gospels against historical sources, Aslan describes a complex figure: a man of peace who exhorted his followers to arm themselves; an exorcist and faith healer who urged his disciples to keep his identity secret; and the seditious 'King of the Jews', whose promise of liberation from Rome went unfulfilled in his lifetime. Aslan ... Read more
Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history's most influential and enigmatic figures by examining Jesus within the context of the times in which he lived: the age of zealotry, an era awash in apocalyptic fervour. Balancing the Jesus of the Gospels against historical sources, Aslan describes a complex figure: a man of peace who exhorted his followers to arm themselves; an exorcist and faith healer who urged his disciples to keep his identity secret; and the seditious 'King of the Jews', whose promise of liberation from Rome went unfulfilled in his lifetime. Aslan ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The Westbourne Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
318
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781908906298
SKU
KKE0000948
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About Reza Aslan
Reza Aslan is an internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions. His first book, No God but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, has been translated into thirteen languages and was cited by Blackwell’s as one of the 100 most important books of the decade. He is also the author of Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth (The ... Read more
Reviews for Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
‘Revealing and always finely written’
The Telegraph 'A riveting biography’
The New Yorker ‘A lucid, intelligent page-turner’
Los Angeles Times 'Zealot, a book on the life of Jesus written by a man not only with scholarly credentials but who had for a period of time converted to Christianity before reverting back to Islam, was fascinating.'
The ... Read more
The Telegraph 'A riveting biography’
The New Yorker ‘A lucid, intelligent page-turner’
Los Angeles Times 'Zealot, a book on the life of Jesus written by a man not only with scholarly credentials but who had for a period of time converted to Christianity before reverting back to Islam, was fascinating.'
The ... Read more