I feel like I'll want to go through this entire book again before I could leave an accurate review. In short, I'm impressed by Aslan's scholarship and find these ideas fascinating. I have so much more to learn and to study. I also enjoyed the look at James vs. Paul, although I think that could be its own book. This reminds me of [b:Jesus for the Non-Religious|80202|Jesus for the Non-Religious|John Shelby Spong|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1432083220i/80202._SY75_.jpg|77444] by [a:John Shelby Spong|45659|John Shelby Spong|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1271959143p2/45659.jpg]. Both are as accessible to a lay person as they can be.