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mazloum 's review for:
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
by Reza Aslan
An interesting read, that delves into a lot of the history surrounding Jesus and Christianity in its infancy. It's fascinating to think of Jesus as a man, rather than a symbol of one of the world's religions, and the book does a good job of that. Sadly - and the book admits it - most of the history that made its way to us regarding Jesus is in the form of gospels and manuscripts, that gradually stripped him away of his humanity, casting him more and more in a godly light, and thus the book - hard as it tries - doesn't really state facts as much as it just provides observations and suggestions based on contradictions in documents and the general atmosphere of the time.
But, barring my disappointment with regards to that, it's a very well-written book, and worth your time if you'd like to learn more about those days.
But, barring my disappointment with regards to that, it's a very well-written book, and worth your time if you'd like to learn more about those days.