{"product_id":"2940172193149","title":"Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e#1 \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping ¿ Booklist ¿ Publishers Weekly ¿ Bookish\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eNo god but God\u003c\/i\u003e comes a fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography that challenges long-held assumptions about the man we know as Jesus of Nazareth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo thousand years ago, an itinerant Jewish preacher and miracle worker walked across the Galilee, gathering followers to establish what he called the \"Kingdom of God.\" The revolutionary movement he launched was so threatening to the established order that he was captured, tortured, and executed as a state criminal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWithin decades after his shameful death, his followers would call him God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSifting through centuries of mythmaking, Reza Aslan sheds new light on one of history's most influential and enigmatic characters by examining Jesus through the lens of the tumultuous era in which he lived: first-century Palestine, an age awash in apocalyptic fervor. Scores of Jewish prophets, preachers, and would-be messiahs wandered through the Holy Land, bearing messages from God. This was the age of zealotry¿a fervent nationalism that made resistance to the Roman occupation a sacred duty incumbent on all Jews. And few figures better exemplified this principle than the charismatic Galilean who defied both the imperial authorities and their allies in the Jewish religious hierarchy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBalancing the Jesus of the Gospels against the historical sources, Aslan describes a man full of conviction and passion, yet rife with contradiction; a man of peace who exhorted his followers to arm themselves with swords; an exorcist and faith healer who urged his disciples to keep his identity a secret; and ultimately the seditious \"King of the Jews\" whose promise of liberation from Rome went unfulfilled in his brief lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101450879216,"sku":"2940172193149","price":17.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940172193149_p0.jpg?v=1763755030","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940172193149","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}