The result is his new book, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth - a historical look at Jesus in the context of his time and Jewish religion, and against the backdrop of the Roman Empire.Īuthor Interviews 'Zealot' Tells The Story Of Jesus The Man, Not The Messiah I began to really reject the concept of Christ.'īut Aslan continued his Christian scholarship, and he found that he was increasingly interested in Jesus as a historical figure. He came to the realization that Jesus of Nazareth was quite different from the Messiah he'd been introduced to at church. 'My parents were certainly surprised,' Aslan tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross.Īs Aslan got older, he began his studies in the history of Christianity, and he started to lose faith.

from Iran, and Aslan's conversion was, in a sense, an adolescent's attempt to fit into American life and culture. His secular Muslim family had fled to the U.S. Writer and scholar Reza Aslan was 15 years old when he found Jesus. Your purchase helps support NPR programming.

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