Reza Asian, Author of New Book on Jesus

[righteousmomma]

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Reza Aslan, author of the new book, “Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth” has been interviewed on a host of media outlets in the last week. Riding a publicity wave, the book has surged to #2 on Amazon's list.

Media reports have introduced Aslan as a “religion scholar” but have failed to mention that he is a devout Muslim.

His book is not a historian’s report on Jesus. It is an educated Muslim’s opinion about Jesus -- yet the book is being peddled as objective history on national TV and radio.

“Zealot” is a fast-paced demolition of the core beliefs that Christianity has taught about Jesus for 2,000 years.

Aslan is not a trained historian. Like tens of thousands of us he has been formally educated in theology and New Testament Greek.

He is a bright man with every right to hold his own opinion about Jesus—and to proselytize his opinion.

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/07/22/liberal-media-love-new-jesus-book-zealot-fail-to-mention-author-is-muslim/#ixzz2a0pkaVMQ

[Valin]

@righteousmama

 

For those of us who follow The Who What Where When Why of GWOT Reza Asian is a known name. I say this meaning it is not bad, not good but simply is. That said A book of Jesus? It might be worth tome tome spent reading it...Jesus from a Muslim perspective, might of interest. That said, lets not pretend he is a scholar of either Islam or Christianity, because he's not. Hes a writer, a reporter, and a (for lack of a better word) Secular Muslim. He can write, and some of his work has been interesting. Going to Amazon People either Love it or Hate it 5 stars or 1 star, without a lot in between.

[righteousmomma]

Valin, I prefer to go with Dickerson's opinion of Reza Asian's opinions

But I also have zero interest in reading a non believer's opinions of God in Christ Jesus - especially one who wants to "deconstruct" Jesus and especially an author fawned over by the liberal humanist media. No matter who or what they are.