Quotes by Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth

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According to Mark, it was a custom of the Roman governor during the feast of Passover to release one prisoner to the Jew — Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
The first century was an era of apocalyptic expectation among the Jews of Palestine, the unofficial Roman designation fo — Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
But, as in the rest of Galilee, the profits firm this increase in the means of production disproportionately benefited t — Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
The Romans may be known for many things, but humor isn't one of them. As usual, this interpretation relies on a prima fa — Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
The common depiction of Jesus as an inveterate peacemaker who "loved his enemies" and "turned the other cheek" has been — Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
When it comes to the heart and soul of the Jewish faith - the law of Moses - Jesus was adamant that his mission was not — Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Those who did know Jesus - those who followed him into Jerusalem as its king and helped him cleanse the Temple in God's — Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
How one in the modern world views Jesus's miraculous actions is irrelevant. All that can be known is how the people of h — Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Paul may be an excellent source for those interested in the early formation of Christianity, but he is a poor guide for — Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
The plaque the Romans placed above Jesus's head as he writhed in pain—"King of the Jews"—was called a titulus and, despi — Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus was surely not the first exorcist to walk the shores of the Sea of Galilee. In first-century Palestine, profession — Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
The very purpose of designing the Temple of Jerusalem as a series of ever more restrictive ingressions was to maintain t — Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Pilate, as the histories reveal, was not one for trials. In his ten years as governor of Jerusalem, he had sent thousand — Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Despite two millennia of Christian apologetics, the fact is that belief in a dying and rising messiah simply did not exi — Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Thus it is written that the messiah would suffer and rise again on the third day," Jesus instructs his disciples (Luke 2 — Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Paul's portrayal of Jesus as Christ may sound familiar to contemporary Christians—it has since become the standard doctr — Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
The choice between James’s vision of a Jewish religion anchored in the Law of Moses and derived from a Jewish nationalis — Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
Scattered across the Roman Empire, it was only natural for the gospel writers to distance themselves from the Jewish ind — Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
This is an extremely difficult matter for modern readers of the gospels to grasp, but Luke never meant for his story abo — Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
But Jesus’s message was designed to be a direct challenge to the wealthy and the powerful, be they the occupiers in Rome — Reza Aslan, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth