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Uploaded: 13 Jul 2015 (11 years ago) · Shared: 23 Feb 2017
Duration: 1:02:10
Uploaded: 13 Jul 2015 (11 years ago) · Shared: 23 Feb 2017
Duration: 1:02:10
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Sifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history’s most influential and enigmatic figures by examining Jesuswithin the context of the times in which he lived: the age of zealotry. Balancing the Jesus of the Gospels against historical sources, Aslan describes 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.
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Who is Reza Aslan?Reza Aslan (born 1972) is an Iranian-American author, public intellectual, religious studies scholar, producer, and television host. Aslan is a member of the American Academy of Religion, the Society of Biblical Literature, and the International Quranic Studies Association. He is also a professor of creative writing at University of California, Riverside. He is also currently a board member of the National Iranian American Council (NIAC).
