Author: Reza Aslan

Quotes

The key to recognizing who Jesus was is to recognize this fundamental truth: He was a Jew.

The key to recognizing who Jesus was is to recognize this fundamental truth: He was a Jew.

- Reza Aslan

I wouldn't call myself a Christian because I do not believe that Jesus is God, nor do I believe that he ever thought that he was God, or that he ever said that he was God.

I wouldn't call myself a Christian because I do not believe that Jesus is God, nor do I believe that he ever thought that he was God, or that he ever said that he was God.

- Reza Aslan

Religion doesn't make people bigots. People are bigots and they use religion to justify their ideology.

Religion doesn't make people bigots. People are bigots and they use religion to justify their ideology.

- Reza Aslan

The truth of the matter is that when you write about religion like I do, you're writing about something that people take very seriously.

The truth of the matter is that when you write about religion like I do, you're writing about something that people take very seriously.

- Reza Aslan

In the 5,000-year history of Jewish thought, the notion of a God-man is completely anathema to everything Judaism stands for.

In the 5,000-year history of Jewish thought, the notion of a God-man is completely anathema to everything Judaism stands for.

- Reza Aslan

It is the job of the historian to say what is likely, and of faith to say what is possible.

It is the job of the historian to say what is likely, and of faith to say what is possible.

- Reza Aslan

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