“I am a scholar of religions with four degrees, including one in the Ne...” — Reza Aslan Quote

“I am a scholar of religions with four degrees, including one in the New Testament and fluency in Biblical Greek, who has been studying the origins of Christianity for two decades, who also happens to be Muslim.”

“Many poets in Iran have learned to speak almost a secret language, where political issues are talked about in allegorical ways.”

“There were dozens of people who walked through the Holy Land claiming to be the Messiah, curing the sick, exorcising demons, challenging Rome, gathering followers. In a way, there's nothing unique about what Jesus did. In fact, many of these so-called false Messiahs we know by name.”

“I believe God weeps over - over death. Jesus wept at the grave the Lazarus. In the Bible, Jesus weeps at death.”

“As we move into the 21st century, there's what the Bible calls a 'quickening of the spirit.'”

“So as the years draw on toward the Biblical limit, the inclination to look back, and to tell some sort of story of what one has seen, grows upon most of us.”