{"product_id":"zealot-the-life-and-times-of-jesus-of-nazareth-paperback","title":"Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eReza Aslan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - \"A lucid, intelligent page-turner\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e) that challenges long-held assumptions about Jesus, from the host of \u003ci\u003eBeliever\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eZealot\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eZealot\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Riveting . . . Aslan synthesizes Scripture and scholarship to create an original account.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"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.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" Aslan's] literary talent is as essential to the effect of \u003ci\u003eZealot\u003c\/i\u003e as are his scholarly and journalistic chops. . . . A vivid, persuasive portrait.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This tough-minded, deeply political book does full justice to the real Jesus, and honors him in the process.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A special and revealing work, one that believer and skeptic alike will find surprising, engaging, and original.\"\u003cb\u003e--Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThomas Jefferson: The Art of Power\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Compulsively readable . . . This superb work is highly recommended.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eReza Aslan\u003c\/b\u003e is an acclaimed writer and scholar of religions whose books include \u003ci\u003eNo god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eZealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization, and the End of the War on Terror\u003c\/i\u003e (published in paperback as \u003ci\u003eBeyond Fundamentalism\u003c\/i\u003e), as well as the editor of \u003ci\u003eTablet \u0026amp; Pen: Literary Landscapes from the Modern Middle East\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and three sons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51966566400301,"sku":"9780812981483","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/SlV2MXhjT2sxMHpRbjVIQk1lOVc2Zz09.webp?v=1775534593","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/zealot-the-life-and-times-of-jesus-of-nazareth-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}