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 explores why the early Church
preferred to promulgate an image of Jesus as a peaceful spiritual
teacher rather than a politically conscious revolutionary, and
grapples with the riddle of how Jesus understood himself. Zealot
provides a fresh perspective on one of the greatest stories ever
told. The result is a thought-provoking, elegantly written
biography with the pulse of a fast-paced novel, and a singularly
brilliant portrait of a man, a time and the birth of a religion.
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