"But I also recognize as a historian that this is sacred history. I think that these scriptures are inspired by individuals who, in a moment of metaphysical contact with the divine spirit, have been able to communicate something about God to us. "I see the scriptures of the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament very much the same way that I see the scriptures of the Quran or the Gathas or the Vedas or what have you. Religion Bart Ehrman's 'Misquoting Jesus' "That person became so much more real to me than the celestial spirit that I had been introduced to in church," Alsan says. the more I started to realize that there was this chasm between the historical Jesus and the Jesus that I had been taught about in church," he tells NPR's Rachel Martin.Īslan became more interested in Jesus the man than Jesus the Messiah, and that's now the subject of his new book, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. "The more I started studying the historical Jesus, the man who lived 2,000 years ago. But later, when Aslan went to college and began working toward a degree in the New Testament, he found he had doubts. It was a profound experience for him, and he immediately converted.
For the first time, he heard the gospel story - the story of Jesus. When religious scholar Reza Aslan was 15, he went to an evangelical Christian camp.
Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Compulsively readable and written at a popular level, this superb work is highly recommended.Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Zealot Subtitle The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth Author Reza Aslan
Approaching the subject from a purely academic perspective, the author parts an important curtain that has long hidden from view the man Jesus, who “is every bit as compelling, charismatic, and praiseworthy as Jesus the Christ.” Carefully comparing extra-biblical historical records with the New Testament accounts, Aslan develops a convincing and coherent story of how the Christian church, and in particular Paul, reshaped Christianity’s essence, obscuring the very real man who was Jesus of Nazareth. Aslan, who authored the much acclaimed No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, offers a compelling argument for a fresh look at the Nazarene, focusing on how Jesus the man evolved into Jesus the Christ. Much speculation about who he was and what he taught has led to confusion and doubt. The person and work of Jesus of Nazareth has been a topic of constant interest since he lived and died some 2,000 years ago.
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