I’ve been asked about the book by several folks in my congregation, but had plenty of books on my “to read” list (and downloaded on my Kindle) and wasn’t really that interested in reading another deconstruction of the historical Jesus by a Muslim or anyone else. This was good for Aslan and his book because the video went viral – like the ones where people hit themselves in the head with a hammer or something (in this case Aslan is the hammer and Green is the self-inflicted wounder) – and Zealot soared to the top of the Bestseller List. The interview continues for over nine minutes like this, with Aslan giving reasoned responses and Green basically sputtering, “But you’re a Muslim!” over and over. That’s like asking someone who studies American History – someone from another country, maybe – “Why would you be interested in George Washington?” To which Green replied, “Why would you be interested in the founder of Christianity?” You may remember that the interviewer (“inquisitor” is probably a better word), Lauren Green, started off in attack mode: “You’re a Muslim, why did you write a book about Christianity?”Īslan then gave a lengthy reply in which he explained that he was a religious scholar with a PhD in Religious Studies who had spent two decades studying the origins of Christianity.
Probably the best thing to happen to Reza Aslan, and his book, Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth, was a train-wreck of an interview on Fox “News” back in July. His books include No god but God: The Origins, Evolution, and Future of Islam (published 2005) and How to Win a Cosmic War: God, Globalization and the End of the War on Terror (published 2009). He is the founder of, an online journal for news and entertainment about the Middle East and the world, and co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of BoomGen Studios, the premier entertainment brand for creative content from and about the Greater Middle East. Reza Aslan, an internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions, is author most recently of Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth.
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