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saralynfaith 's review for:
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth
by Reza Aslan
Random thoughts.*
This was a very eye-opening and interesting look at the historical Jesus of Nazareth. Overall, I enjoyed Reza Aslan's writing style. However, it seemed at time you could feel the writing pull towards his biases.
I think I most enjoyed the contextual setting around Jesus and the book does a decent job of describing it. The political context, the cultural context, etc.
The book is more an exploration of the context in and around the time of Jesus than actual life of Jesus. That could be because Aslan is mainly pulling from the historical records of Jesus.
This was a very eye-opening and interesting look at the historical Jesus of Nazareth. Overall, I enjoyed Reza Aslan's writing style. However, it seemed at time you could feel the writing pull towards his biases.
I think I most enjoyed the contextual setting around Jesus and the book does a decent job of describing it. The political context, the cultural context, etc.
The book is more an exploration of the context in and around the time of Jesus than actual life of Jesus. That could be because Aslan is mainly pulling from the historical records of Jesus.