Was Jesus just a...zealot? Reza Aslan vs Anthony Le Donne - Unbelievable?
Playback speed
Reza Aslan is the author of the bestselling book Zealot which claims Jesus was a political revolutionary and not the peace loving Messiah of the Gospels. He debates with New Testament scholar Anthony Le Donne who has written a scathing review of Aslan's book.
This programme is brought to you in partnership with www.springharvest.org & www.thegodquestion.tv
For more resources on the Bible TV series http://www.premier.org.uk/thebible
For Reza Aslan http://rezaaslan.com/
For Anthony Le Donne http://historicaljesusresearch.blogspot.co.uk/
For more faith debates visit www.premier.org.uk/unbelievable
Join the conversation: Facebook and Twitter
Get the MP3 podcast of Unbelievable? http://ondemand.premier.org.uk/unbelievable/AudioFeed.aspx or Via Itunes
You may also enjoy:
Unbelievable? 18 August 2012 Did Jesus Exist? Bart Ehrman
•Unbelievable? 15 December 2012 Did Jesus Exist? Richard Carrier vs Mark Goodacre
Released on 23 Jun 2014
Coming up next
Was Jesus just a... Prophet? James White vs Yusuf Ismail - Unbelievable?
Muslims believe that Jesus was a prophet, but not the Son of God as Christians believe. James White is a US Bible Scholar and Yusuf Ismail is a Muslim scholar from South Africa - they debate the issues. This programme is brought to you in partnersh....
Was Jesus just a... Rabbi? David Lister & David Instone-Brewer - Unbelievable?
The second of three shows debating the identity of Jesus. Orthodox Rabbi David Lister talks to New Testament scholar David Instone-Brewer. They discuss the rabbinic credentials of Jesus and why they differ on whether he was the messiah of the Jews. ....
Calvinism vs Molinism - William Lane Craig & Paul Helm - Unbelievable?
If God ordains the future, can humans have free will? Are people predestined for salvation? And what does the Bible say on the matter? William Lane Craig is a Christian philosopher and leading proponent of Molinism, a view of divine sovereignty that....
