#76 in Biography & memoir
Zealot
- NYT bestseller · 13 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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About the book
Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth is a book by Iranian-American writer and sociologist Reza Aslan. It is a historical account of the life of Jesus that analyzes religious perspectives on Jesus as well as the creation of Christianity. It was a New York Times best seller. Aslan argues that Jesus was a political, rebellious and eschatological Jew whose proclamation of the coming kingdom of God was a call for regime change, for ending Roman hegemony over Judea and the corrupt and oppressive aristocratic priesthood. The book has been optioned by Lionsgate and producer David Heyman with a script co-written by Aslan and screenwriter James Schamus. The book was widely criticized by scholars of early Christianity for historical inaccuracies.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.9 across 146 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 50% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Biography & memoir average of 8.1. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.1 | 14 | 10% |
| Hardcover | 7.9 | 132 | 90% |
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