Zealot: The Life and Time of Jesus of Nazareth

‘A lucid, intelligent page-turner’ ‘Compulsively readable … this superb work is highly recommended’ ‘Revealing and always finely written’ ''A riveting biography’ ''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.'' ‘If little is certain about Jesus’s life, rather more is known about his times, which Aslan evokes with commendable diligence. Zealot becomes, in part, a handy primer of first-century Middle Eastern history. … Aslan clearly admires Jesus, and, at the risk of inflaming the wrath of Fox News, his freedom from any obligation to buy the son-of-God stuff permits fresh and refreshing contemplation … At its core, Zealot is a gentle dispute with the modern notion of Jesus, whom we are generally encouraged to perceive as a forgiving and boundlessly tolerant sort.’ ‘A special and revealing work, one that believer and skeptic alike will find surprising, engaging and original.’ ‘A vivid, persuasive portrait of the world and societies in which Jesus lived and the role he most likely played in both’ ‘A book of outstanding research and a gripping read. Page after page of excellent prose offer insight into what it was like to be living under Roman oppression and why there was a multitude of messiahs offering hope and freedom.’ 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.

• | Author: Reza Aslan
• | Publisher: Saqi Books
• | Publication Date: Mar 03, 2014
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781908906298
• | ISBN-10: 1908906294