Reza Aslan Tells Christians That Gospels Are "Replete With Historical Errors"

Breitbart.com ^ | November 18, 2014 | Thomas D. Williams, PH.D

[Biggirl]

Reza Aslan—no relation to CS Lewis’ lion of the same name—has made a career out of reinterpreting and often trying to debunk Christian beliefs. Now Salon reports that Aslan has taken to attacking the New Testament, notably the historicity of the four gospels.

[MrB]

The Gospels were written by eyewitnesses during the lifetime of other eyewitnesses, many of whom were hostile to their message.

The Gospels detail the undeniable fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy, proving the divine nature of the Bible.

This is the reason that this guy is attacking the Gospels.

[attiladhun2]

Should be called Reza ASS-lan.

[MNDude]

What does he say about the veracity of the Koran?

[Resolute Conservative]

It is perfect when applied to the bottom in a two-ply form.

[boycott]

This guy is a muslim. If he wants some real comedy, he should read the Quran.

[struggle]

Wow, a Creative Writing professor with such knowledge of the Bible! I’m impressed!

[Raycpa]

I may be going out on a limb but I think the gospel will survive this critique.

[ConservingFreedom]

The fact that Aslan is not a historian, or a biblical scholar, or a theologian, or even a Christian does not deter him in his critique of Christian belief. He is, in fact, a sociologist [...] Aslan is an Iranian-born American who converted to evangelical Christianity at the age of 15, reverting to Islam just before entering college. Though he has gently questioned details about Mohammed’s childhood, he has avoided criticizing the Qur’an

Reasons I should care what Reza Aslan says about the Gospels:

[beethovenfan]

The Gospels have been attacked for years. None have succeeded in proving them incorrect or unhistorical. This attack will fare no better.

[Little Ray]

The Anvil of God’s Word

“Last eve I paused beside the blacksmith’s door,
And heard the anvil ring the vesper chime;
Then looking in, I saw upon the floor,
Old hammers, worn with beating years of time.

“‘How many anvils have you had,’ said I,
‘To wear and batter all these hammers so?’
‘Just one,’ said he, and then with twinkling eye,
‘The anvil wears the hammers out, you know.’

“And so, I thought, the Anvil of God’s Word
For ages skeptic blows have beat upon;
Yet, though the noise of falling blows was heard,
The Anvil is unharmed, the hammers gone.”

—Attributed to John Clifford

[Gamecock]

MUSLIM SEZ BIBLE IS WRONG

[vpintheak]

Gods word WILL be preserved. This clown will turn to dust and the world will forget him, but GOD WILL PREVAIL!

[Springfield Reformer]

ping for later ...

[NorthMountain]

This Reza Aslan creature seems to have more in common with “Tash” ...

[GeronL]

Maybe he should try doing this to the Koran

[GeronL]

This guy also wrote that Global Jihad is a Social Movement

[GreyFriar]

the 2nd or 3rd installment of the 2014 per-Christmas attacks on Christianity. To be continued with a pause in January & February to create more attacks for Easter.

[Lake Living]

Better than Reza have tried before.

[NYer]

the 2nd or 3rd installment of the 2014 per-Christmas attacks on Christianity. To be continued with a pause in January & February to create more attacks for Easter.

Bingo!

I don't know what purpose it serves to post a thread with one line of text. Most freepers simply comment on the title without reading through the entire article. That said:

Aslan is an Iranian-born American who converted to evangelical Christianity at the age of 15, reverting to Islam just before entering college. Though he has gently questioned details about Mohammed’s childhood, he has avoided criticizing the Qur’an, preferring instead to focus his attention on the Bible—a book he does not believe in.

This one paragraph is key to the entire article and should have been part of the original post. It is self-explanatory.

Ping!