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Zealot
- The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
- Narrated by: Reza Aslan
- Length: 8 hrs and 8 mins
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Zealot
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Publisher's Summary
From the internationally best-selling author of No god but God comes a fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography that challenges long-held assumptions about the man we know as Jesus of Nazareth.
Two-thousand years ago, an itinerant Jewish preacher and miracle worker 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 captured, tortured, and executed as a state criminal.
Within decades after his shameful death, his followers would call him God.
Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history's most influential and enigmatic characters by examining Jesus through the lens of the tumultuous era in which he lived: first-century Palestine, an age awash in apocalyptic fervor. Scores of Jewish prophets, preachers, and would-be messiahs wandered through the Holy Land, bearing messages from God. This was the age of zealotry - a fervent nationalism that made resistance to the Roman occupation a sacred duty incumbent on all Jews. And few figures better exemplified this principle than the charismatic Galilean who defied both the imperial authorities and their allies in the Jewish religious hierarchy.
Balancing the Jesus of the Gospels against the historical sources, Aslan describes a man full of conviction and passion, yet rife with contradiction; a man of peace who exhorted his followers to arm themselves with swords; an exorcist and faith healer who urged his disciples to keep his identity a secret; and ultimately the seditious "King of the Jews" whose promise of liberation from Rome went unfulfilled in his brief lifetime.
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- Semira
- 21-04-2020
Fascinating!
I throughly enjoyed listening to Reza Aslan narrate his book, ‘Zealot’. I’d really recommend this to Christians and non Christians alike. It was was engaging, thoughtful and, for me personally, great to put my Roman Catholic indoctrination / teachings into a more meaningful and historical context.
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- May
- 14-01-2020
wow
touched on and provided answers to so many questions I had in my thoughts
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- Anonymous User
- 11-12-2022
A very interesting perspective
So fascinating these accounts especially for history buffs. It sort of puts the jigsaw pieces together.
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- David Gowers
- 16-08-2021
Not just for the devout
A fascinating book, recounting the documented, historical events surrounding Jesus the man and his journey to spread the message that would later become Christianity, and comparing bible versions of events to what likely would have actually happened as per the historical time they occurred. Recommended reading for anyone even slightly interested in the truth of Jesus as a historical figure, not just some cosmic being.
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- Anonymous User
- 15-01-2020
Great!
This was a perfect insight into the volatile political and geographical world at the time of Jesus.
Reza has a great voice, breaks the whole subject down in easy to understand language and brings a passion for the topic that permeates to the reader.
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- Kunal
- 03-08-2017
Very interesting but too theological for my liking
I'm not a Christian. The overall story of the book very informative, narrated extremely well by reza. I understand why he focuses on religious texts so much in order to explain his interpretation of Jesus's life, but I got lost in the recounting of the religious texts.
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- Ivette
- 18-01-2018
Highly recommend this book
Enthralling book, I could not stop listening to Reza. He respectfully and fearlessly approached his subject. I felt his love. Thank you for acknowledging Palestine.
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- Krista
- 23-07-2015
A compelling and fascinating book!
Reza is an engaging narrator, weaving source material into his interpretation without confusing the listener.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-04-2021
So, modern Christianity was invented by a detractor?
For a non-christian person who was raised in a country of Christian traditions, it is mind blowing to learn that Christianity as we know it was created by a man who never met Jesus - Paul. Not only did he never meet Jesus, he also formed opinions that were contrary to the early Christians, basically making Jesus a deity, not a man, spread antisemitic sentiments and distorted the original message based on his visions (which were probably fuelled by seizures). This is a really interesting book about the historical Jesus, what is known and undisputed among some speculation.
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- wara
- 06-04-2017
Good news
As someone with an agnostic upbringing, I found this dipiction of Jesus incredibly accessible, and I am now considering finding out more about christianity.
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