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Mistakes about the New Testament in Aslan’s Zealot (For members)

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Thanks to the incredible generosity of a member of the blog, I am happy to announce that there are a limited number of free one-year memberships available. These have been donated for a single purpose: to allow those who cannot afford the annual membership fee to participate on the blog for a year. I will assign these memberships strictly on the honor system: if you truly cannot afford the membership fee, but very much want to have full access to the blog, then please contact me.

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More Historical Mistakes in Aslan’s Zealot

In this post I would like to continue with some of the historical mistakes in Aslan’sZealot. When reading these, do bear in mind that I also had positive things to say about the book.

As in the previous post, I would like this one to focus on historical errors, or historical claims that have no basis in either our ancient sources or modern scholarship. I willnotbe discussing, in this post, the mistakes Aslan has made about the New Testament. That will be my next post.

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More Historical Mistakes in Aslan’s Zealot (For members)

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Aslan’s Zealot: Historical Mistakes

Yesterday I pointed out some of the features of Reza Aslan’sZealotthat I found to be commendable. In the next series of posts, starting with today’s, I’ll be pointing out the problems. There are lots of them. Some readers of the blog have objected to my (repeatedly, I’ll grant) pointing out that Aslan is not an expert. Now I’ll try to show why that is both obvious and unfortunate. There are mistakes scattered throughout the book. I’d say 1/3 to 1/2 of the pages in my copy have bright yellow l...

Aslan’s Zealot: Historical Mistakes (For members)

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Aslan’s Zealot: Some Positive Comments

I begin my assessment of Reza Aslan’sZealotby saying a few things about what I appreciate about the book. In subsequent posts I will talk about the mistakes that pervade it, and about my view of the overarching thesis that Jesus was principally a zealot in favor of a violent insurrection against the Romans.

But first, the positives. As everyone has said, over and over again, the book is extremely well written. It reads more like a novel than a historical reconstruction – it flows very well on...

Aslan’s Zealot: Some Positive Comments (For members)

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About the Blog and Two Clarifications about Reza Aslan’s Zealot

Yesterday I resumed my posts on Reza Aslan’s best-selling hit Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, and plan to have several more posts on it, as I explain what I like about the book and about what problems I see in it. But I need to take care of a couple of other concerns first, before launching into a direct discussion.

The first has to do with this blog. A number of people on my facebook page have expressed frustration that the only way to get my comments is to join the blog, whi...