one was "zealot: the life and times of jesus of nazareth" by reza aslan. and it's been on the best-seller list for 14 consecutive weeks. in "zealot" aslan makes some highly controversial assertions. for instance, he portrays jesus as a revolutionary whose mission was to overthrow roman rule and who may have condoned violence to do it. kim lawton talked with aslan about his book and the controversy surrounding it. >> hi. how are you? >> good. how are you? thank you so much. >> thank you for coming. >> best-selling author reza aslan claims he didn't set out to challenge anyone's faith in jesus christ. he says the intention of his provocative book, "zealot: the life and times of jesus of nazareth," was to explore who jesus was apart from what theology and tradition have said. >> this attempt to dig through as much as possible the layers of legend and mythology, of interpretation and faith that have arisen around jesus the christ and to get to jesus the man is i think important not just for the historian but i think also for the person of faith. >> many believ