An Evening with Reza Aslan at Indian Summer Festival
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- An evening with the internationally bestselling author of No god but God and Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth. Reza Aslan offers us a fascinating, provocative, and meticulously researched biography that calls into question everything we thought we knew about Jesus of Nazareth.
Sifting through centuries of myth-making, Aslan sheds new light on one of history’s most influential and enigmatic characters by examining Jesus through the lens of the tumultuous era in which he lived: first century Palestine, an age awash in apocalyptic fervour.
Balancing the Jesus of the Gospels against historical sources, Aslan explores this diverse and turbulent age and, in doing so, challenges the conventional portraits of Jesus of Nazareth. Aslan describes a man full of conviction and passion, yet rife with contradiction: a man of peace who exhorted his followers to arm themselves with swords; an exorcist and faith healer who urged his disciples to keep his identity a secret; and ultimately, the seditious “King of the Jews” whose promise of liberation from Rome went unfulfilled in his brief lifetime.
Aslan’s work questions what we thought we knew about Jesus of Nazareth-even as it affirms the radical and transformative nature of his life and mission. The result is a thought-provoking and singularly brilliant portrait of a man, a time, and the birth of a religion.
This session was made possible with the support of SFU Institute for the Humanities and The Centre for the Comparative Studies of Muslim Societies and Cultures at SFU. Thanks to SFU Woodwards for their partnership and for recording the session.
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As a Christian myself, I find talks like these to be absolutely crucial to our understanding of religion. Thank you Mr. Aslan
I checked, Master of Theological Studies from Harvard University, a PhD in the Sociology of Religions from the UC, Santa Barbara, etc? Qualified enough for me..
Spartacus32145 Don't be deceived by the academia. Harvard and Columbia are corporate academes of the imperialists who control your mind and body by false intellectualism. If my criterion for the truth is masteral and doctoral degrees of somebody, I must be the most stupid idiot in the world. Start digging until you can proved that the academia are the seats of imposed ignorance.
Gali Dodoy Villanueva if your criterion for the truth is the lack of masteral and doctoral degrees than you might as well be the most stupid idiot in the world. While I would agree with you that higher education is in some ways intertwined with systems of power and influence, it is also the largest arena of criticism against things like corporate and government elites. Essentially, a degree shouldn't reflect being right. Rather, when it comes to the humanities, it reflects having relevant skills and outlooks that are crucial to understanding the fields in which you learn. You can't expect everyone to learn biblical greek, talk to archaelogists, or read every word on Jesus. The most reliable setting that introduces new ideas, while checking old knowledge is still academia. If you can think of a better setting, or come up with a better methodology that replaces a college, social science education then I'm all ears.
Spartacus32145A degree is only a function of the individual University itself. Anyone who has taken a degree must acknowledge that even though there is a claim to uniformity across the board as regards to state standards, what an individual Universities actually teaches/profess's is hugely different! So when Reza talks about his 4 degree's, I take it with a pinch of salt!
There is a department that produce religions...
That was an awesome talk/lecture/discussion/gathering :)
So, if Jesus can be anything you need Him to be, He is basically: BATMAN!
How about a book on Historical Mohammad and Prophet Mohammad?
Yep, he write obaut Prophet Mohammad too.. check his book, "No God but god"
It's sad that ASLAN has yet to admit to LYING about all of his Academic Credentials.
To the camera person, it would have been nice to see ALL the slides.
It is always good to listen to someone with whom you don't have to agree with in order to learn from.
Well put
+waltzjiveandviennese you can't learn from liars.
Terry Harris Yes you can. You, I, and everyone else lies. It doesn't mean that we don't have valuable perspectives or useful things to say.
To say nothing of the fact that you're calling someone a "liar" without backing up that claim.
He lies to support his anti-CHristian viewpoint. Weird how people just believe his facts and it's weird how brazen some of his lies are . They rely on an ignorance (and maybe hatred) of the subject matter.
@Cathal Ó Braonáin You are doubting me that Reza Aslan is a cannibal? He ate human brains on CNN to raise his ratings! They still have it posted. Just search for it. don't tell me anything is false when you are too lazy to search.
Interestingly intelligent man...so lovely to hear.
he is a cannibal
i am not a Muslim but i really like this guy.He is a great intellect
+rama ken you may not be a muslim but you are a moron if you cannot see through this guy.
Hehe okay you win
+rama ken bro , you win
This guy ate human brains, which proves he's a moral idiot!
Oh I thought you were from your name.
The only thing I have a comment about is - WHO THE F@#% IS THE CAMERAMAN? and WHY???
This was an absolute delight to listen to this guy. Huge respect to you Sir.
***** and yet the Ottoman Empire was a place of tolerance and safe haven for refugee muslims and jews for centuries while preserving the Greek texts while making huge strives in the sciences.
Niklaus Manuel D Nice paste work there..
Niklaus Manuel D Nice paste work there.
Niklaus Manuel D You have quoted "ibn ishaaq" which Muslim scholars considered to be unreliable......if you want to know about prophet Muhammad read the hadith not some anti Islamic websites which obtain information from a source that is not a part of hadith or Islam..
Tariq Habib You respect cannibals ? Bizarre!
now if only christians talk about muhammad pbuh in such intellectual manner without insults.
Try to read Karen Armstrong Muhammad a Biography as the prophet.
I frequently disagree with Aslan in some of the debates I've seen him participate in but I did find this talk fascinating.I particularly liked his description of religion in response to the final question.
Very interesting points of view.This man Reza Azlan is extremely intelligent.
Micheline Wilson
You call him intelligent are you listen to him
Extremely he need brain surgery
Micheline He was ‘smart’ enough to eat human brains on camera for “likes”. An idiot actually.
This is a most wonderful lecture about religion - the fact, the myth, the importance. While some of you may not have much interest, to those that do, this will be a well spent couple of hours. Reza Aslan has other presentations (I allude to his specific address regarding fundamentalism - in another video, where most modern forms of religion are most similar to idolatry and not spirituality). For all my years of relentlessly studying my faith and religion - he seems to sum it up the best. Now, that I no longer need to say what has already been said so eloquently and succinctly by this person, I can go back to the universal language of music. Sharing a truth, that has always been inexpressible by words. Enjoy !!!
Such a powerful lecture. We are grateful to share the mind of Dr. Aslan through these videos.
Raza Aslan sheds light on the difference between historic Jesus of Nazareth and religious figure, Jesus Christ!
As a historian he should canvass the possibility that Jesus never existed.
Hey camera operator zoom out when he's taking about the images in his presentation!! Jesus!
Maybe he doesn't want you to notice Aslan is lying? Aslan bases all his ideas on lies that only people that don't know anything about Christianity get fooled by. But go ahead.... trust this cannibal!
Jesus didn't teach Judaism, He taught Himself and How to overcome the World
Well said.. excellent knowledge. Thank you so much sir for sharing such wonderful knowledge. I am yours big friend sir
Well worth my 2 hours. Just really curious with his view on the "old" testament though. Hmm.
Reza makes Jesus so appealing and real.
I'd love to take some History classes that he teaches...
topkhani Sadly, he only teaches creative writing at the Univesity of California, Riverside.
Yeah, but understandable.
That would be the day when some Southern University hires in Religious studies or History dept a professor who teaches 'Jesus the Zealot'.
This guy is awesome!!!!! Go reza!!!!!! You remind me of myself but way more educated obviously go boy!!! Share your heart!!!!
He is a fool that does not understand the Bible.
YOu like the viewpoints of a cannibal! He won't eat with his own mother because she's a Christian but he ate brains with a cannibal on CNN. He's morally evil You should re-evaluate your viewpoint on everything if you agree with anything this guy says!
@@michaelwhite8031 This is the whole point of this discussion. it is not according to bible. its about the historical fact. its like you are talking about harry porter and I say, you fool doesn't understand about Spiderman..
@@dxbtalal the guy obviously hates Christians, but he is happy to make money out of books that poke fun at them .
What about Islam, does the sun go down in a muddy puddle,has the moon been split in two ?
@@michaelwhite8031 Bro , use your brain, not emotions. don't know what puddle you are talking about. but this guy talk about history fact. it's not about religion he keeps telling. I saw him talk about Islam which is against Muslim fait. but he say it as that is what history say. not Quran.
He is very brilliant. Amazed at where he went with this. Am impressed.
Nancy8243 Maybe his recipe for human flesh would impress too. Reza doesn’t belong among humanity.
Nancy8243 You are a total victim for propaganda if charisma is all you care about. He brazenly lies!
and yes... he also ate human brains which proves he's a moral idiot.
Reza was calling Plestine because that was its name before Roman occupation
Reza Aslan___Awesome!!!
To understand Raza we need to learn first ABC of his stuff in Charts and drawings. This stuff is good for Scholars only.
That Megyn Kelly intro tho! 😂😂
Reza Aslan : Love to listen to him,he is great and truthful.
He is a lier who misleads people read your Bible and open your mind
Cyrus Soltani Truthfully ate human flesh for ‘likes’. He doesn’t belong in polite society.
a person that eats human brains is a moral idiot. You should believe the opposite of what this guy believes if you want to avoid being evil! He lies brazenly about Christianity. If you know anything about the subject matter you are aware of this but his audience knows nothing about the subject matter or they have a hatred of Christianity. In any case. You love a guy that is over the top hateful. Aslan said the innocent Covington kid had "the most punchable face" he's ever seen. Aslan is a weirdo and you love his ideas. You should switch away from the side you are on right now if you love the ideas of a cannibalistic moral idiot!
One Word. "Wow"
I've learn a lot from his speech! Best Scholar ever with facts facts and facts!!! - Somebody needs to learn their own history more...
A lot of people blame the religion for the countless murders that took place in our history. Instead of blaming the religion why not blame the root cause? The people manipulating the teachings for their own gain. The religions around the world constantly evolve to adapt to the progress of our civilizations. Ultimately, in my opinion the people are the root cause of these murders and hate crimes. Just as all religions can be practiced in a peaceful way, it can also be practiced in a hateful manner towards one another claiming it's just. I am a christian and just watched a muslim man express his thoughts and all it made me do is reinforce my faith and I wanted to learn more so I can expand my faith and knowledge. Take the time to learn from one another so we can grow in our faiths. Just because someone is of a different faith it doesn't mean you shut them out. It allows you to see things from a different perspective and perhaps allows you to ask the right questions to lead you where you need to be. Stop wasting time spreading hate and trying to keep count of who's killed how many people and spend more time enlightening yourself. I know people of many religions and they respect my faith as I respect theirs, that is the only way we grow as a community. Prime example is his reference to the well.
Very well put! It's surprising how many people on TH-cam spout hate and anger at really almost anything. You could watch a video about kittens on here, and if you look down at the comments it always turns into some hate fest! It's sad and sickening, but I will say you're comment was very refreshing to read. Thanks :)
totallymulatto Actually there are more people who can do critical thinking than we see in TH-cam comments. It's just that it's a waste of time to respond the ignorant and arrogant. Not because it's not worth it, it's because it's their choice to stay that way, and our references of argument will be very different. Peace upon everyone who are sincerely looking for the truth in their own way.
I understand what you're saying SmartRCoupe but there's a difference between ignorance and stupidity. Stupidity means someone who can't comprehend information, ignorance means someone who just simply doesn't know. You can change an ignorant person by educating them. I know this can be accomplished because I've done it before.
As an atheist, I would agree with your comment in almost every single aspect, except the part where you say that those who are malicious and maniacal will manipulate religion for their own gain. As critical thinkers of religion, we should be quite frank and honest about what religion actually is. It can be whatever you want-- a religion is not peaceful nor is it evil. With that said, lets just say that those who choose to attach religion to their evil acts don't do it in order to consciously deceive and lie about where their actions come from; they just attach religion to it because they can find connection with it. A slave owner can connect to Christianity just as an abolitionist can.
Other than that point, I really enjoyed your point that we should all just respect each other's perspectives and that the death toll is irrelevant to conversations like these.
On February 25, 1994, that year's Purim day, Goldstein entered a room in the Cave of the Patriarchs that was serving as a mosque, wearing "his army uniform with the insignia of rank, creating the image of a reserve officer on active duty." [15] He then opened fire, killing 29 worshippers and wounding more than 125.[16] Mosque guard Mohammad Suleiman Abu Saleh said he thought that Goldstein was trying to kill as many people as possible and described how there were "bodies and blood everywhere".[17] Eventually, Goldstein was overcome and beaten to death by survivors of the massacr
At Goldstein's funeral, Rabbi Yaacov Perrin claimed that even one million Arabs are "not worth a Jewish fingernail".[24][25][26] Samuel Hacohen, a teacher at a Jerusalem college, declared Goldstein the "greatest Jew alive, not in one way but in every way" and said that he was "the only one who could do it, the only one who was 100 percent perfect."[25][26] In contrast, mainstream Jewish religious leaders "rejected the suggestion that killing Palestinians with an automatic rifle" was authorized by the Torah.[24] Rabbi Dov Lior of Kiryat Arba declared that Goldstein was "holier than all the martyrs of the Holocaust."[27]
Reza is one unique person in the way he understands God and religions. This is what makes his lectures absolutely incredible.
What a guy!
Brilliant!!
The historical knowledge that Reza has must be incredibly intimidating for many Christians as most base their faith primarily on emotion.
I know for me when I started to learn more about my false faith it was like I was married for 50 years and realised the person I was married to (and madly in love with) was not the person that I thought they were.
At first It is a heart breaking reality, but you get over it and in the end you are truly free.
Where is he getting that Bethlehem is only mentioned 3 times in the New Testament?
wait okay so this isn't an attack, I'm finding this talk really interesting.. But Reza stated that he is removing the Historical Jesus from the Spiritual Jesus, including what it written in the gospels... And then he goes on to talk about Jesus' teachings that were written in the gospels to support his argument. It kinda seems like he's picking and choosing what to believe happened here? If we don't know that the gospels are true for sure or historically accurate, then why is he using their content to argue. Why can't a christian shoot down his arguments about Jesus not being the true Messiah by telling him that he still lives and his business is not yet done? It seems like a little bit of a flaw to me, but maybe I'm just nitpicking
What I got from this talk was that Reza has taken those stories from the Gospels, those things it teaches us about what Jesus said and did in his time and reviews them through the scope of the time that he lived.
As he said we know very little about the Historical Jesus if you remove all the religious texts, but if you take what little you know, put that to the background of the time in which he lived (which we do know) and carefully apply the stories of the Gospel to it in context then you can begin to see the shape of a man very different to that of a Spiritual Jesus. I can see how it could be seen as "picking and choosing" but he does it in the context of a historical background, using what we do know to interpret what we have.
I think the point that resonated most in this talk was that idea that how we perceive the world now, how we think about right and wrong, truth and falsehood is incredibly far removed from the way someone in the first century thought about those things.
He mentioned that if you remove the historical Jesus from the spiritual Jesus. Knowing the three main facts about him, then placing him in the world of which he lived in at that time (which there are numerous known facts about), that you can then piece together the true meaning of his teachings. He goes deeper into the bible itself due to the questions being asked towards the end of his lecture, but he's using the facts about the times, and the facts about the man Jesus to then support/or decode certain details/or books of the bible. Like when he went on to talking about the book of Paul for example.
Terrific talk. Interestingly, he did not mention that his wife is a Christian.
she can't be much of a Christian. She would've corrected him on all of his lies. HE doesn't understand Christianity.
Pity the people who filmed this screwed it up so badly.
The last 2 minutes with the last question made my day as a Muslim :) although I have some questions this was an absolute great talk, thank you sir :).
But the human mind IS capable of inventing the very notion of god otherwise where did it come from lmao
I am a muslim,and I want to clarify some thing for christians. What Reza concluded in his book does not fit with Islamic view or Islamic theology,so stop calling him as a bias! Islam does not say Jesus was killed by Roman nor jews . Rather God protected him and sent him to heaven. Moreover, Islam says Jesus was born miraculously. Therefore, Christians should deal with facts that Reza concluded, which are Jesus was a Jewish, so when Jesus said Son of God what did he really mean for a jewish community ?and Paul has never seen him,nor did he walk with Jesus! Deal with these facts and face the truth that your religion was established by Paul not Jesus.
what he says about Christianity are lies as well. his facts are warped. I expect his information is just as warped about Islam. after he ate human brains on CNN people stopped trusting Reza Aslan. He's evil and his message is evil, and I'm glad it's super-clear that he is now that we know he's a cannibal. Who would want to see eye to eye with a cannibal? I think he lost his audience with that overt display of his true nature.
This guy is misleading people. He takes things out of context and misinformes. If you read psalm 22 and Isaiah 53 Jesus is writen all over it. If Jesus was so poor and illiterate how come he changed so many people's lives. REZA is promoting Islam.
lives of people changes even if you don't have a Harvard Degree,
how to waste a life ..overthink the god delusion
I covet his knowledge. What an amazing person with amazing knowledge.
Wow, Reza Aslan is just too smart
probably got that mind from eating human brains on CNN for clicks. He's good at lying and warping facts to equal a pathological conclusion.
I think ta better language to express the inexpressible is the one of science, Loved Rezas insights though
Wonderful, mesmerizing !!!...
Thank you Reza Aslan for this wonderful and enlightening lecture ! I am an agnostic and I enjoy reading and listening your works.Keep it up Sir !
I felt agnostics are the ones who would enjoy the most out of his lectures ... Amazing knowledge and understanding he has about religions and what faith can mean ...
Aslan caught in a lie at (47:37) when he claims people who wrote the Gospel never met Jesus personally..! John the Apostle was the son of Zebedee and the younger brother of James, son of Zebedee (Saint James the Greater). According to Church tradition, their mother was Salome. Zebedee and his sons fished in the Sea of Galilee. The brothers were firstly disciples of John the Baptist. Jesus then called Saint Peter, Saint Andrew and these two sons of Zebedee to follow him. James and John are listed among the Twelve Apostles. Jesus referred to the pair as "Boanerges" (translated "sons of thunder"); although their nature was calm and gentle, when their patience was pushed to its limits their anger became wild and thunderous causing them to speak out like an untamed storm. Peter, James and John were the only witnesses of the raising of Daughter of Jairus. All three also witnessed the Transfiguration, and these same three witnessed the Agony in Gethsemane more closely than the other Apostles did.
Jesus sent only JOHN and Peter into the city to make the preparation for the final Passover meal (the Last Supper). {Luke 22:8 English Standard Version (ESV)
8 So Jesus[a] sent Peter and John, saying, “Go and prepare the Passover for us, that we may eat it.”}
On the cross before his death; (John 19-27).. but standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. 26 When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” 27 Then he said to the disciple, “Behold, your mother!” And from that hour the disciple took her to his own home.
The disciple whom Jesus loved is referred to, specifically, six times in John's gospel:
It is this disciple who, while reclining beside Jesus at the Last Supper, asks Jesus, after being requested by Peter to do so, who it is that will betray him.[Jn 13:23-25]
Later at the crucifixion, Jesus tells his mother, "Woman, here is your son", and to the Beloved Disciple he says, "Here is your mother."[Jn 19:26-27]
When Mary Magdalene discovers the empty tomb, she runs to tell the Beloved Disciple and Peter. The two men rush to the empty tomb and the Beloved Disciple is the first to reach the empty tomb. However, Peter is the first to enter.[Jn 20:1-10]
In John 21, the last chapter of the Gospel of John, the Beloved Disciple is one of seven fishermen involved in the miraculous catch of 153 fish.[Jn 21:1-25] [38]
Also in the book's final chapter, after Jesus hints to Peter how Peter will die, Peter sees the Beloved Disciple following them and asks, "What about him?" Jesus answers, "If I want him to remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow Me!"[John 21:20-23]
Again in the gospel's last chapter, it states that the very book itself is based on the written testimony of the disciple whom Jesus loved.[John 21:24]
According to Church tradition, after the Assumption of Mary, John went to Ephesus. From there he wrote the three epistles attributed to him. John was allegedly banished by the Roman authorities to the Greek island of Patmos, where, according to tradition, he wrote the Book of Revelation. According to Tertullian (in The Prescription of Heretics) John was banished (presumably to Patmos) after being plunged into boiling oil in Rome and suffering nothing from it. It is said that all in the audience of Colosseum were converted to Christianity upon witnessing this miracle. This event would have occurred in the late 1st century, during the reign of the Emperor Domitian, who was known for his persecution of Christians.
Other than showing himself as the so called (4-degrees) educated idiot..,
What is Reza trying to prove?
you are refrencing the bibile. , he is referencing the legit ancient material from the actual texts
UFOANAUT The Bible comes from the LEGIT texts which quran doesn't have coz Caliph Uthman burnt all the original dissenting versions of quran; after the day of Yamama when all the quranic orators were killed after being sent to war! While the Bible's scripts are preserved. Question is did Reza visit preserved Christian texts in Rome? He has to declare that.. openly or honestly. Which is the very reason he cant try and revisit islamic texts if there are any.. coz he fears for his life to do as islam cant be revised.. the fact that there are no source texts as everything was burnt.. as orators were killed on Yamama day! How could Reza visit legit texts with an already established mentality and the whole attitude that the Bible has been changed?? What if you/him visited the original texts in Vatican and discovered that all you see in the Bible is what apostles wrote during Jesus's time; which is not even close to when quran was written after muhammad's death? You scumbags don't have credibility.. you just want to argue.. to stay in Christian lands.. Just go home assholes, Period
Joseph Gomalo Who said anything about the Quran?
Aslan lies constantly!!! What do you expect from a guy that ate human brains on CNN for clicks? You can pretty well just think the opposite of anything Aslan thinks and you'll be a good person.
Reza Aslan has clear agenda here, but having that agenda , he became famous like any other person (scholar or non scholar) by putting forward a controversial conclusion. It is easy to become famous and at the same time not to fear of his/her own life is, bashing against any religion other than Islam. He won't dare to say that against Mohammed. He knew that, he have to exile, rest of his life. He just simplify Jesus like any other political revolutionist. All Muslims argue Jesus has some unusual power or not an ordinary person (prophet) and then go on to say that he has no divinity which is against basic Christians belief.
Relax Bastin. He is talking about a historic figure called Jesus. Nobody is asking you not to believe his divinity. Go ahead believe whatever you want. But whatever he maintained in his lecture, that is fact. You can say anything against Mohammad or Muslims, still it does not change the facts maintain by Reza. You are soo funny when you say Reza was bashing Christianity. That only shows your ignorance.
Listen to lectures in You Tube given by Rabbi Michael Skobac. Believe in Jesus as the God, no problem. But find out the truth. Don't forget to listen to Rabbi Skobac in you tube.
It's really weird as Jesus is called the spirit of God and the word of God in Islam !
milon1967 " But whatever he maintained in his lecture, that is fact." Wrong. His book is full of historical mistakes.
His 'facts' are also lies. He lies constantly but people don't catch it because none of his audience are Christians. He obviously is full of hatred. We know that now. After he ate human brains on CNN people stopped looking at him in such gushing ways. What was his spell he had on people?
Maybe it was the authority of having a CNN show. People wanted to like him?
He's a transparent conman to my eyes, but again, I'm able to see through his lies because I'm not his audience.
Beautiful mind.
How a man can be GOD?. If I look at the creation of the whole world, my mind says impossible. I read the bible Jesus never says "I m GOD, worship me". On the other hand he said"my father (GOD) is greater than i"...
A Lot of the things he's speaking about they still do to this day!
An eye opening lecture for the peoples who call themselves christians well done Reza
YOU agree with the man that ate human brains on CNN for clicks. You don't mind that he lies constantly? He's obviously a moral idiot. We can establish that objectively. You soaked yourself in his hate.
Reza is getting a big paycheck for playing along with the Jesus of History instead of explaining the Christ of Faith. The Jesus of History represents every man born from a woman, but the Christ of Faith is inside you as the Kingdom of God, which is able to transform your life into the Glory and Power of the Incarnate God.
So I’ve research countlessly Reza on church interviews, speeches, his Family, marriage, etc…I’ll read zealot when I see it at Good Will Store.
Reza is a pantheism who is stirring up to people to confusion. He reminds me of Pope where he is accepting all universal faith is good in Jesus eyes. (This is happening all over nations too).
Matthew 6:25…Jesus mention you can’t have 2 masters.
He does have lots of valid points on historic facts and very elegant speakers….gotta give credit. However….
Why did Jesus brought up that famous verse…which you all know …
John 3:16 and…
John 14:6.
He reminds me of someone who want to please everybody and it’s about feel good doctrine and that’s why he was on the top of the book lists.
Many want to hear only the good part about God but not God’s wrath. Jesus talks more about hell more than heaven cause He doesn’t want people to go there. Free will given, choices…
Reza doesn’t understand who God is, His power, God’s Holy Spirit (HS), HS given to believers, HS spoken to 12 Disciples, & All idols mention in the OT relate to different religions, which is so connected and that’s why Jesus said he’s the only way. He’s missing out this crucial part during his speech….Wow! Even His wife is Christian and Reza is now Idk what to think of what religion? They’re even promoting mix marriage on different religions….
2 Corinthians 6:14….Do not be yoked together with unbelievers.
Matthew 6:24…. 24 “No one can serve two masters. Either you will hate the one and love the other, or you will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
Matthew 7:15…. Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. This false gospels!
If you research Charlie Kirk deep root he’s totally the opposite.
God ordains president (1 Samuel 8/Roman 13:1) and he use president to fulfill his prophesy to accomplish. We Christians don’t focus their sin part as we all are but God has purpose for their leaders around the nations to bring prophesy….
This is my take on Reza…Like I mention Bible is my fact news…not Reza…Thsts why I encourage you to listen to pastors like John MacArthur, John Barnett, Paul Washer, not prosperity Pastor’s….who will blind us…Gathering is so important …Hebrew 10:25…so we will not fall away and we can be accountable to each other what the Scripturess says…🙂🙏🏼 🙏🏼🙏🏼
This is really interesting, but the speaker is making assumptions to validate his narrative. For example, Jesus' mother had at least one relative in in the priesthood, the father of John the Baptist, Jesus cousin. On His father's side, Jesus' family believed they were descendants of David through the House of Joseph.
Tektons in Nazareth could have enjoyed a very good living as carpenters stonemasons and artisans, making ritually pure stoneware, a skilled trade, especially with four sons, even if they were held in contempt by the social elite. Clearly Jesus was highly intelligent and knowlegable about the Torah, impressing rich and poor alike.
He was not lowest of the low born and he garnered respect even among Romans and Rabbis.
Reza, you just something about Jesus being Krishina in india is not right I am from India and lived there for36 years and am now 75 and live in Arkansas. Christianity came to India in the first century These people were called St. Thomas Christians , their numbers were increased in 4th century by Christians fleeing Persia , and in the 6th. by people who fled Sryia in the 6th century, they used Sriac as the language of worship . These are the first Indian Christians (this mixture of people) These Christians have always spoken out when Hindus said Jesus and Krishina are one So in South India Krishna and Jesus are NOT the same . I know this because this religion was there before Portugese came the British came or Americans missionaries after independence. I have heard only Hindus say Jesus and Krishna are one by spreading this falsehood you are spreading in this matter is worse Mayen Kelly and her claim that Jesus was European. I am a fan of your work but please don't make false statements without studying the facts,.I know this for a fact not only because I'm from India and my people have been converted in the first century..
He is promoting universal faith just like Pope and all other religions except Jesus said in Matthew 14:6/3:16…He’s the only way and eternal life….
Although religions are man made and believing in supernatural Gods and so called 'holy book' miracles claims are rather silly, it helps uneducated folks believe in a heavenly reward, and a nice little earner for preachers.
This guy is not completely correct. Its a historical fact that Jews settled down in Kerala, southern India 1800 years ago. They controlled the spice trade to rest of the world. So it is possible that St. Thomas came there.
yeah. good point Saint Thomas. LOL
Great talk, full of facts and spun together well.
No one today is familiar with Jesus… we weren’t there… wish I was… what an interesting human to be in the midst of…
to all the people out there just take a minut and plz go and seewho was Albert Pike
one of the fouders of jew
I have no idea what this has to do with India. Unless he says the missing years of Jesus was spent in India learning yoga and Vedas.
Watch, ´ Jews in Cochin 1969´. Then you will see the real jews in India
Watching now that question about Paul. This guy is a good storyteller, he really is, he makes it appear that Paul was changing things on his own and that he's had this differences with Jesus' apostles. I give it to this guy, he's got a real good imagination.
Truth shall set you free.
The relation of Christianity and Judaism is very similar to the relation of Sunnism / Shiism religions and Islam in many ways. They sprouted from an older version of the religion, and ended up far far away. They are also vastly more popular than their roots. Look how many people practice Judaism in the world, 14 million. Christianity, 2.2 billion. Look how many people practice Islam, a few thousands at best. Sunnism+Shiism, and their sects reach up to 1.6 billion. One has to give credit to Christians who never claim they are practicing Judaisim, because they are aware of the fact that it's a completely different religion. Sunni and Shi'ia actually believe they are practicing Islam whereas their religions completely ignore Quran's messages by piggybacking man made hadith and sunnah of their choice. May the peace be with you! (Jedi-ism)
Rentw Bunyi: you are merely a Frasier fan, who never heard of Cheers.
I have not heard the full conclusion here yet - and a fool answers before the conclusion of a matter... but to hear that you say Messiah was illiterate was a straw that broke my back from hearing further... If messiah was illiterate - then how did this occur?:
Luk 24:15 So it was, while they conversed and reasoned, that Messiah Himself drew near and went with them.
Luk 24:27 And beginning at Moses and all the Prophets, He expounded to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself.
How could He expound on all the things written in the Holy Scriptures - if He could not read them Himself? He was far from illiterate, in my own humble opinion concerning the Truth...
Read it all for your own self - but when Messiah was taken to Egypt as a youth... the schools of Egypt were far beyond what we have available today.
If you want to evaluate the knowledge, wisdom and understanding of Messiah back then pal... allow me to tell you - and I mean not to be rude or persecuting... but you think that you are wise and full of understanding today - well Messiah back then would have put you to shame back then - just as He does right now.
I will listen to the rest of what you have to say - but so far... you should have a gigantic spanking and then you should sit in the corner for the next 20 years... unless you repent. If I am wrong I pray you forgive me... but you do make me angry from your perspective so far... maybe when you are done my opinion will be changed - but until then... this part will be posted for all to see how I feel right now.
Peace~
Aslan lies continuously. His lectures only work on people that don't know the facts. They trust Aslan, of all people to trust, they trust a guy that ate human flesh on CNN to get clicks.
Christ is the only person in the history of mankind to split the time for ever (BC and AD)
+Arkitrol Only for Christians. Ask a Jew what year it is. Or a Muslim.
+Steve McComb they will say 2016 because that is the only year recognized internationally and that is the year of our Lord.
BC and AD was devised by Dionysus Exigus in 525 AD at the request of Pope St. John 1 Others speculated the margin of error could have Jesus actually born between 200 BC and 4 BC. It wasn't widely used until around 800 AD.
Rabbi Moshe Murdakai could have done it for Moses, Imam Abu Mutaleb could have done it for Muhammad, Buddhist Nhat Hanh could have done it for Buddha. Well it did not happen that way. So, let us agree that Christ was fundamentally different than others. The names are all bogus here for the sake of clarity.
Haik Biglari There was a huge messianic movement in Palestine in the beginning of the 1st century, people claiming to be the messiah, some better known and with a larger following than Jesus. When a messiah was executed, his followers packed up and went home. The difference in Jesus' situation is that his followers didn't for some reason. I'm agnostic and I still wonder about that.Although Jesus was not successful, just as the others, in fulfilling the Jewish prophecy of what the messiah was supposed to accomplish,his followers still continued. They had to change the definition of messiah.
I wish he would elaborate on that last point
A passionate person of intellect. And with a great head of hair. 🤣
Why muslim countries are violent. what is the common denominators in all these countries? Simple answer is Islam. and why this common denominator causing all this problem. Did Reza sit back and think before he answer? If you started to see problems again and again on certain area, then any logical person will look back and think where is the problem. Instead of this self analysis, Reza is giving the same answer as other muslims or so called morally advanced westerners ie; IT IS THE COUNTRY'S PROBLEM OR PEOPLES PROBLEM NOT THE PROBLEM OF RELIGION ITSELF. The real question to be asked why all these countries with the same denominator causing problem? Is there a problem with the teachings in this countries? Is the Holy Quran itself is promoting violence ie; by saying killing is sin in one place and kill non believers in another 100 places.
Such as?
what happened jesus is happening muslim today
1:15:00 just awesome 👏
Awesome video!
It would be nice if the videographer would SHOW ALL the examples of how Jesus is seen/envisioned...
History is bunch of lies agreed upon - Napoleon Ponaparte
napoleon was a racist bigot.
who got his ass handed to him by African slaves on the island of hispaniola twice .
But the French scholars and historians on napoleon like to leave that out .
Which kinda makes his point.
He's right in saying people have created their own versions of Jesus, but if you read the Bible for yourself you find that there is only one real Jesus. The problem comes when you look to denominations or other religions without reading the Bible. The answers are in the Bible open it up. Pray He will answer if you seek Him with all your heart. “Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you" Matthew 7:7-8. Ask Him into your heart and He will guide you. He longs to bring each one of us home. God Bless. Ian McCormack testimony
The TV-audiovisual crew should be shot. Stray sounds, zooming to eliminate important projected images, etc. is the sign of completely untrained and unprofessional technical workers.
Respect for brother
Very accurate description of jesus
Sadly our Christian brother following Paul version of Christianity which was created by Roman king and Paul they created God out of messenger of God which is blasphemy according to Jewish and Muslims
Paul is actual founder of Christianity not jesus they following Paul not jesus
Sleeping cameraman forgets to show images talker is talking about... well done Kevin! 🤦🏽♂️
***** It's because the religion is pretty barbaric in terms of understanding life. It lacks depth of thought and consideration, that is in terms of understanding life outside of what's observed at face value. Case in point, women being treated as lesser than men. It's a very basic view of life- formed during the time when women were dependent on men for safety. It suggests the idea that life here can't progress to a more loving and accepting reality. Yes, women aren't as strong as men, but does that mean they should bow down to them? If you think so, consider how you even exist today- it's because you were formed within a woman. They're pretty important. And anything that houses such simplistic ignorance as a primary teaching suggests pretty heavily the absence of real truth to why we exist. But no judgment toward just this- I think all religion has variances of ignorance, and is why religion isn't necessary to learn and grow within the true measurement for why we exist, which, IMO, is to learn to love.
His views would of and could of, prevented a lot of wars. To many people look at Jesus as though he carries a bazooka, and rides a black hawk. I think everyone should still read the bible, for guidance and self being. But remember we live in a different age, so you may have to tweak it a bit.
Great talk Reza!
The title of this video has me rolling over in my chair. "An Evening with Reza Aslan!?" LMAO!! Sounds like a date I'd rather skip! I'll say I have a headache or some shit.
Too funny.
I concede I am unfamiliar with Reza Aslan's body of work but his inarguable presentation of historical factors needs to subject other leading prophets of influence. Needed to discredit the legitimacy of religion with the exception being individual. For the insistent there needs in place third party liability coverage to protect the public at large to balance governments non taxable permission to perpetuate interpretations of copyrighted material from unemployed street performers whose curtain obviously refuses to fall even after thousands of years and inconvenient history At least American Idol contestants don't deny wealth as the motive for exposing oneself to criticism...if denied history, the religious calls to prayer witnessed on this page alone confirms the need for coverage.
So Christianity is infact Paul's understanding of Yeshua's Judaism. Hahaha
He stopped short of accounting for the historical fact of resurrection. I really honestly feel for him as he is surely one lost scholar.
Are you a scholar or just a listener? Or just someone who watches videos and comments?
Hi Derrick. Sometimes you just have to have the lens of a common man to see a charlatan, as he described some people in his talk. The only difference between him and those he mentioned is, he hides behind his intellect. Be watchful of people in sheep's clothing. I pray that you will see through your own lens you're wearing and see Jesus as your Saviour, forgiver and lover of your soul. May God bless you.
Rentw Bunyi I was just wondering. I'm pretty much lost on religion these days. So right now I'm just seeking!
historical fact of Resurrection????!!!........actually in the bible, when people asked for jesus for sign for his "miracle", he said my miracle was the miracle of Jonah.....jonah was swallowed for 3 days and 3 nights....and he STAYED alive the whole time......jesus compared his miracle to to Jonah's.....it can't be the period cause again according to the bible jesus was "killed" Friday afternoon and rose on sunday morning....that's a day and half...therefore he meant about the actual not dying part...cause if someone falls into the water and get swallowed by a big whale, we all would think he is dead, but that is why it's a miracle cause he wasn't dead in the first place....same happened for jesus, he was nailed on the cross and left there and any person would think he must be dead....but he wasn't....i'm talking from biblical prospective.....regardless whether i believe in it or not.....Riza Aslan kept it within logical understanding of jesus from a historical prospective.
Yes, very true Rentw. The historical facts of my erection is indisputable.
Funny how he ended this supposedly scholarly talk with why he chose to become a muslim. I like everyone to see beyond this guy, hiding behind all these knowledge he knew about all religions as he claims.
It seems to me that "the truth" of Mr. Aslan is "the lie" of anybody else. He has to paint it blue or red, or somehow...for us to understand the difference between a scientific truth and a religious "truth". He might believe in some god that is not at all appealing for the scientists!
At 47:10 "No one that met or saw Jesus ever wrote anything down..." So much for the red text in the bible I guess!
Last question was so good , same here Islam fits my symbols, it makes sense to me vis a vis creation and creator .
Seems incredibly presuppositional as his whole thesis counts on Mark's myth being an historical account...
Shocking camera work! Can't see the images to which he is referring. Want to watch more but can't stand it
Wow, Reza has a clear understanding.... his perspective is surreal...
Asking this man about Jesus is like asking a strangler about somebody he never met
What a wonderfully profound lecture...to use a much over used word...awesome.
How did James become the leader of the Jerusalem assembly over Peter? Time and time again Jesus berated Peter and the other apostles for not having more faith in him.
Timothy Chambers But if you understood the Holy Scriptures at all... you would see that none of the disciples or anybody else came to any real understanding of the Truth - till after Messiah laid down His Life and Took it Back Up Again. This was no mystery to Messiah or His disciples - just to christians and such that do not know what this is talking about:
Luk 22:31
¶
And the Messiah said, Simon, Simon, behold, Satan hath desired to have you, that he may sift you as wheat:
Luk 22:32
But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art converted, strengthen thy brethren.
Kepha/Simon was not converted when Messiah was on the earth - and there are several places where Messiah spoke about how one must convert. These were lessons that could not be learned until Holy Spirit/Comforter was sent back, then the Holy Spirit guided all who were interested into conversion. None but Messiah Himself had the Holy Spirit permanently in Him... though some had Holy Spirit come and go, here and there to guide them to do things - like the High Priest declaring Messiah must die.
Peace~
Rev. Al-Yahnai Hawkins I understand all that. But how did James come into the picture?
Timothy Chambers
By Holy Intervention of course, like all of them came into the picture. Messiah picked them all, as He was led to pick them.
Peace~
Rev. Al-Yahnai Hawkins Ahh. Holy intervention! I see. I can understand why that's enough and we don't need to think on it any more. Thank you.
Timothy Chambers
Of course you say such things... but have no understanding as to what you are talking about and then the sarcasm flourishes...
Have you ever read Yahchanan/John chapter 10? That would explain those who do have this Holy Intervention... but would be quite a mystery to those who have no idea that they should be keeping the 10 Commandments and the Laws that define how they Must be Kept... so I know where you are at. No offense meant, and no ignorant offenses sent toward me accepted. We cool...
Peace~