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Zealot: The Life and TImes of Jesus of Nazareth (Signed by Author)

Item Number
132
Estimated Value
75 USD
Sold
47 USD to MUMMUMM
Number of Bids
5  -  Bid History

Item Description

Hardcopy. 1st Edition. Signed by Author.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

From the internationally bestselling author of No god but God comes a fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography that challenges long-held assumptions about the man we know as Jesus of Nazareth.

From the NY Times: "A real strength of the book is that it provides an introduction to first-century Palestine, including economics, politics and religion. Mr. Aslan uses previous scholarship to describe the precarious existence of Jewish peasants and the lower classes, and how the Romans and the Jewish upper class exploited the land and the people. He explains not just the religious but also the economic significance of the Temple, and therefore the power of the priestly class controlling it."

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