Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER â‚¬ â‚¬Å“A lucid, intelligent page-turnerâ‚¬Â (Los Angeles Times) that challenges long-held assumptions about Jesus, from the host of Believer
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Two thousand years ago, an itinerant Jewish preacher walked across the Galilee, gathering followers to establish what he called the â‚¬Å“Kingdom of God.â‚¬Â 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.
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Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of historyâ‚¬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.
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Zealot yields a fresh perspective on one of the greatest stories ever told even as it affirms the radical and transformative nature of Jesusâ‚¬ life and mission.
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Praise for Zealot
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â‚¬Å“Riveting . . . Aslan synthesizes Scripture and scholarship to create an original account.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"The New Yorker
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â‚¬Å“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.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"The Seattle Times
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â‚¬Å“[Aslanâ‚¬s] literary talent is as essential to the effect of Zealot as are his scholarly and journalistic chops. . . . A vivid, persuasive portrait.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Salon
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â‚¬Å“This tough-minded, deeply political book does full justice to the real Jesus, and honors him in the process.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"San Francisco Chronicle
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â‚¬Å“A special and revealing work, one that believer and skeptic alike will find surprising, engaging, and original.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prizeâ‚¬â€œwinning author of Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power
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â‚¬Å“Compulsively readable . . . This superb work is highly recommended.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Country USA
Brand Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 39454988
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2014-09-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 8601411333651

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	39454988
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2014-09-09
UnitCount	1
EANs	8601411333651

Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth

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