The idea of literalism in the Bible is a very new phenomenon. In many ways, it's a product of the scientific revolution.
Reza AslanI think that in many ways, some of those who did vote for Trump are sorry that they did so. But the hope, at least, is that we have a chance to make up for those kinds of mistakes.
Reza AslanIs it possible that Jesus, unlike 98 percent of his fellow Jews, was literate and educated? Yes, it's possible.
Reza AslanMy biography of Jesus is probably the first popular biography that does not use the New Testament as its primary source material.
Reza AslanThe Israelis have not been willing to take the crucial step, and that is to withdraw from the Palestinian territory, the West Bank. And this is a crucial point and Israel has not only kept increasing the settlements in number, but have built highways among all the settlements from which the Palestinians are now excluded.
Reza Aslan