Aaron Simms

This is the conclusion and summary to my review of Zealot by Reza Aslan.  If you don’t want to read through the more in-depth installments, then this post will summarize it for you. One of the main problems with Aslan’s book is that there’s really nothing new in it.  There’s no new scholarship, no real citations, and no strong analytical …

This is the fourth installment of my review of Zealot, by Reza Aslan.  You can find the previous installments here: http://lutheranchronicles.com/review-of-zealot-first-installment/ http://lutheranchronicles.com/review-of-zealot-second-installment/ http://lutheranchronicles.com/review-of-zealot-third-installment/   I’ve already covered Parts I and II of Aslan’s book, so this installment begins with Aslan’s prologue to Part III. Most of his prologue is centered around the martyrdom of the disciple Stephen, mentioned in Acts 6 …

This is the third installment of my review of Zealot, by Reza Aslan.  You can find the first and second installments here: http://lutheranchronicles.com/review-of-zealot-first-installment/ http://lutheranchronicles.com/review-of-zealot-second-installment/   The second installment covered Part I of the book, and this installment begins with Aslan’s prologue to Part II. In his prologue to Part II, Aslan tries to paint Jesus as a “zealot,” using the word …