The idea of literalism in the Bible is a very new phenomenon. In many ways, it's a product of the scientific revolution. — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
“They fully bloomed in the pages of the Bible and the Quran, where the Sumerian word ilu became transliterated as Elohim in… — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
I am a scholar of religions with four degrees, including one in the New Testament and fluency in Biblical Greek, who has… — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
“Paul may be an excellent source for those interested in the early formation of Christianity, but he is a poor guide for… — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
My biography of Jesus is probably the first popular biography that does not use the New Testament as its primary source material. — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
In the history of the prophetic biblical canon that starts with Genesis, the Koran is by far the most tolerant of the… — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
“Scattered across the Roman Empire, it was only natural for the gospel writers to distance themselves from the Jewish independence movement by… — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
I've taught the Bible all my life and I believe in the rights of Jews to have a place in the Holy… — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
“...most people in the ancient world, did not make a sharp distinction between myth and reality. The two were intimately tied together… — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
“The overwhelming consensus is that the traditions contained within the epistle can confidently be traced to James the Just. That would make… — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
“Thus it is written that the messiah would suffer and rise again on the third day," Jesus instructs his disciples (Luke 24:44–46).… — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
“This is an extremely difficult matter for modern readers of the gospels to grasp, but Luke never meant for his story about… — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
“According to Mark, it was a custom of the Roman governor during the feast of Passover to release one prisoner to the… — Reza Aslan Copy Share Image
“Despite two millennia of Christian apologetics, the fact is that belief in a dying and rising messiah simply did not exist in Judaism. In… — Reza Aslan Copy Share
Religion doesn't make people bigots. People are bigots and they use religion to justify their ideology. — Reza Aslan Copy Share
“Scattered across the Roman Empire, it was only natural for the gospel writers to distance themselves from the Jewish independence movement by erasing, as… — Reza Aslan Copy Share
“There is a term for this phenomenon—politicomorphism, or “the divinization of earthly politics”—and it is, to this day, one of the central features of… — Reza Aslan Copy Share
Obama has been the single worst president in modern American history in dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. — Reza Aslan Copy Share
There's no question that homophobia is rampant among the world's 1.5 billion Muslims - but that doesn't negate the fact that there are huge… — Reza Aslan Copy Share
Well, to be clear, I am a scholar of religions with four degrees, including one in the New Testament and fluency in Biblical Greek… — Reza Aslan Copy Share
“There would be no more record of who was rich and who was poor. Everyone in this new and divinely inspired world order would… — Reza Aslan Copy Share
My biography of Jesus is probably the first popular biography that does not use the New Testament as its primary source material. — Reza Aslan Copy Share
“Pilate, as the histories reveal, was not one for trials. In his ten years as governor of Jerusalem, he had sent thousands upon thousands… — Reza Aslan Copy Share
Is it possible that Jesus, unlike 98 percent of his fellow Jews, was literate and educated? Yes, it's possible. — Reza Aslan Copy Share
“The choice between James’s vision of a Jewish religion anchored in the Law of Moses and derived from a Jewish nationalist who fought against… — Reza Aslan Copy Share
“Paul's portrayal of Jesus as Christ may sound familiar to contemporary Christians—it has since become the standard doctrine of the church—but it would have… — Reza Aslan Copy Share
