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The world will shine with light in our nightmare
Just Passion Through
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« Reply #25 on: December 20, 2013, 02:11:28 PM »
Quote from: © Maybe Tweed, No One Else Worth It on December 20, 2013, 01:46:16 PM
Quote from: Scott on December 20, 2013, 01:23:46 PM
Quote from: © Maybe Tweed, No One Else Worth It on December 19, 2013, 05:23:43 PM
Resa Aslan - Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth


I was able to get it for $13 so I took the plunge.  it's relatively well done, and written for a mass rather than an academic audience, unlike most of the reading on religion/theology I've done over the past few years, which is refreshing, in its own way.  he focuses on the 'historical Jesus' and takes great pains to place him within the context of the socio-political situation of first-century Palestine, especially vis-a-vis the relationship between the Jewish cult and the Roman occupation.

I did skip ahead and read the chapter on Paul, towards whom Aslan can barely conceal his enmity, fwiw.

I've heard that this book makes so many historical errors that it's barely worth picking up and it repeats 19th century German scholarship that's mostly rejected today.  As a layperson who's interested in getting the hard facts about Jesus, I tend to avoid the highly disputed stuff.

can you point me towards where you've heard?

Here's one source that I came across a month or two ago.  In summary, Aslan's book is accused of having a mix of contradictions, omissions, and category errors.  I don't have any fancy degrees to confirm or debunk these claims, but it's apparent that this book isn't seen very fondly by scholars.
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The world will shine with light in our nightmare
Just Passion Through
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Posts: 45,282
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Political Matrix
E: -6.32, S: -7.48

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« Reply #26 on: January 16, 2014, 07:41:04 PM »
« Edited: January 16, 2014, 07:42:38 PM by Scott »



For Bible Study, believe it or not.
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The world will shine with light in our nightmare
Just Passion Through
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Posts: 45,282
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Political Matrix
E: -6.32, S: -7.48

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« Reply #27 on: June 06, 2014, 10:40:50 PM »
Started working on two:





Not trying to be ironic here.  I ordered Misquoting Jesus when I started studying the New Testament in depth, and I got the second book after I read a little about the Norwegian black metal scene in the 1990s.  Now I'll actually get to read them. Tongue
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The world will shine with light in our nightmare
Just Passion Through
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Posts: 45,282
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Political Matrix
E: -6.32, S: -7.48

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« Reply #28 on: June 20, 2016, 02:17:01 AM »
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The world will shine with light in our nightmare
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Posts: 45,282
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Political Matrix
E: -6.32, S: -7.48

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« Reply #29 on: September 03, 2017, 03:55:45 PM »
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The world will shine with light in our nightmare
Just Passion Through
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Posts: 45,282
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Political Matrix
E: -6.32, S: -7.48

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« Reply #30 on: March 09, 2018, 04:44:14 PM »
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The world will shine with light in our nightmare
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Posts: 45,282
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Political Matrix
E: -6.32, S: -7.48

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« Reply #31 on: July 27, 2018, 03:54:57 PM »
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The world will shine with light in our nightmare
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« Reply #32 on: August 06, 2019, 09:20:26 PM »
Finished Up:
The Case for God by Karen Armstrong (reread)
Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

Currently Reading: The Kingdom of God is Within You by Leo Tolstoy

Coming Up: War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
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