Raza Aslan did a remarkable job in putting this book together. While reading this book, it made think about different things. The fact that I am also part of the Christian faith, I couldn 't resist taking that aspect into consideration. In the book the Zealot, he mentioned how certain information could not be validated historically and how the scripture was manipulated to fit the belief. The main issues that were raised were the birthplace of Jesus, how he went around performing miracles and such and how people compared to previous messiahs. In the following paragraphs, we will be touching based on these issues for you to better understand my point of view in the matters stated above.
It was stated that the bible only referred to Jesus being born in Bethlehem twice, whereas, in other instances, it was stated that he was from Nazareth. Because if he was born in Nazareth what happens to the fact that Herod wanted Jesus killed? Though the author mentions King Herod in the …show more content…
According to Raza Aslan, Jesus Christ was an impersonation of Jesus of Nazareth. Stating the reason he was a carpenter was due to the fact that his father was a woodpecker by which the means of survival for the family. I forced to believe that it was through his work that communicated with the people of the community. As a result, he was able to acquire more work in the neighboring town. When he stopped going to other cities to minister, rather he sent his disciples (Paul, James, and Peter) it was still criticized that he was trying to dodge them. Which in return led to the people searching thru and fro for the messiah. Another statement regarding the works he performed is that Jesus was performing magic. What made him certain it was magic? Unless it was proved out in the open that it was a magical act then it 's not proven that it was, in fact, a magical act. The only defense given was the Jesus recited a combination of
It was stated that the bible only referred to Jesus being born in Bethlehem twice, whereas, in other instances, it was stated that he was from Nazareth. Because if he was born in Nazareth what happens to the fact that Herod wanted Jesus killed? Though the author mentions King Herod in the …show more content…
According to Raza Aslan, Jesus Christ was an impersonation of Jesus of Nazareth. Stating the reason he was a carpenter was due to the fact that his father was a woodpecker by which the means of survival for the family. I forced to believe that it was through his work that communicated with the people of the community. As a result, he was able to acquire more work in the neighboring town. When he stopped going to other cities to minister, rather he sent his disciples (Paul, James, and Peter) it was still criticized that he was trying to dodge them. Which in return led to the people searching thru and fro for the messiah. Another statement regarding the works he performed is that Jesus was performing magic. What made him certain it was magic? Unless it was proved out in the open that it was a magical act then it 's not proven that it was, in fact, a magical act. The only defense given was the Jesus recited a combination of