The Zealot Myth: And Other Fables About Jesus and the Bible

Number of Pages 458
Type Paperback
Jesus asked, “Who do you say that I am?” It is extremely important that one answers this question correctly. The Zealot Myth provides an answer to the questions, assumptions and declarations raised by Reza Aslan in his book Zealot. It also addresses many of the ideas found in the writings of Bart Ehrman, the Jesus Seminar, Richard Dawkins and many other modern “scholars” who deny that Jesus is God incarnate. The Zealot Myth tackles the ideas that Jesus was merely a seditious zealot, magician, illiterate preacher, Cynic, and bigot; it addresses the arrest, trial, execution, and resurrection of Jesus; it corrects the notion that Paul was a rogue apostle; and it demonstrates valid reasons for accepting the historical Jesus presented in the four canonical Gospels. The Zealot Myth discloses Islam’s view of Jesus and examines difficult topics such as the “Canaan Conquest,” Quirinius, Herod’s massacre of the innocents, the infancy stories of Jesus, and Jesus’ comment that he came not to bring peace, but a sword. The Zealot Myth helps those who are searching for, and are interested in, the historical Jesus. It is for those who know the historical Jesus and want a knowledgeable book to offer their non-believing friends that answers the questions raised by current authors who portray a false Jesus under the guise of “fresh scholarship” and post-modern thought.Jesus asked, Who do you say that I am? It is extremely important that one answers this question correctly. The Zealot Myth provides an answer to the questions, assumptions and declarations raised by Reza Aslan in his book Zealot. It also addresses many of the ideas found in the writings of Bart Ehrman, the Jesus Seminar, Richard Dawkins and many other modern scholars who deny that Jesus is God incarnate. The Zealot Myth tackles the ideas that Jesus was merely a seditious zealot, magician, illiterate preacher, Cynic, and bigot; it addresses the arrest, trial, execution, and resurrection of Jesus; it corrects the notion that Paul was a rogue apostle; and it demonstrates valid reasons for accepting the historical Jesus presented in the four canonical Gospels. The Zealot Myth discloses Islam s view of Jesus and examines difficult topics such as the Canaan Conquest, Quirinius, Herod s massacre of the innocents, the infancy stories of Jesus, and Jesus comment that he came not to bring peace, but a sword. The Zealot Myth helps those who are searching for, and are interested in, the historical Jesus. It is for those who know the historical Jesus and want a knowledgeable book to offer their non-believing friends that answers the questions raised by current authors who portray a false Jesus under the guise of fresh scholarship and post-modern thought.