Zealot by Reza Aslan
Fascinating, provocative and meticulously researched biography that challenges long-held assumptions about the man we know as Jesus of Nazareth. From the internationally bestselling author of No god but God.
'A bold, powerfully argued revisioning of the most consequential life ever lived' Lawrence Wright, Pulitzer Prize - winning author of Going Clear: Scientology, Hollywood, and the Prison of Belief 'This is 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 'In Zealot, Reza Aslan doesn't just synthesize research and reimagine a lost world, though he does those things very well. He does for religious history what Bertolt Brecht did for playwriting. Aslan rips Jesus out of all the contexts we thought he belonged in and holds him forth as someone entirely new. This is Jesus as a passionate Jew, a violent revolutionary, a fanatical ideologue, an odd and scary and extraordinarily interesting man.' Judith Shulevitz, author of The Sabbath World 'Aslan s riveting biography ... synthesises Scripture and scholarship to create an original account.' The New Yorker '...Aslan s insistence on human and historical actuality turns out to be far more interesting than dogmatic theology... This tough-minded, deeply political book does full justice to the real Jesus, and honors him in the process.' San Francisco Chronicle 'Reza Aslan s powerful new Zealot paints a vivid, accessible portrait of Jesus... a coherent and often convincing portrait of who Jesus was and what he wanted.' Tablet 'Compulsively readable ... this superb work is highly recommended.' Publishers Weekly '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.' The Middle East in Europe
Dr 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' was a Guardian First Book Award finalist, and an international bestseller. It was named by Blackwell as one of the hundred most important books of the last decade. He is also the author of 'How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization and the End of the War on Terror'. Aslan is currently associate professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781908906274 |
| ISBN 10 | 1908906278 |
| Title | Zealot |
| Author | Reza Aslan |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | The Westbourne Press |
| Year published | 2013-08-12 |
| Number of pages | 299 |
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