![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Though the breadth of the latter attacks was unexpected, Aslan wasn’t entirely surprised by the academic uproar, as he has come to understand that popularity doesn’t often mix well with professorial pursuits. It came quickest from far-right commentators who questioned why a Muslim would ever explore the origins of Christianity (not surprisingly), but also subsequently from more mainstream critics and the academic world itself, which called Aslan’s own credentials into question. ![]() Though it begins with a description of Aslan’s own strong-yet-brief connection with Christianity, the book unfolds as an easy-reading, colorful, and research-based account of what Palestine was like in the first century, where this man named Jesus fit into the picture, and how his message of social justice and political upheaval managed to survive the centuries.Īlthough Zealot doesn’t posit much that other scholars haven’t already suggested, the backlash Aslan received for daring to tackle Jesus was immediate. No stranger to controversy since writing his first best-seller, No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam, author, religious scholar, and UCSB graduate Reza Aslan decided to again dive headfirst into another one of the world’s touchiest topics earlier this year with the release of Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. ![]()
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