Books : Case for Christ
Binding: Unknown Binding
EAN: 9780310259756
ISBN: 0310259754
Label: Zondervan Publ Hse
Manufacturer: Zondervan Publ Hse
Publication Date: August 01, 2004
Publisher: Zondervan Publ Hse
Studio: Zondervan Publ Hse
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Using the dramatic scenario of an investigative journalist pursuing his story and leads, Lee Strobel uses his experience as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune to interview experts about the evidence for Christ from the fields of science, philosophy, and history. Winner of the Gold Medallion Book Award and twice nominated for the Christian Book of the Year Award.
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The Case for Christ records Lee Strobel's attempt to "determine if there's credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God." The book consists primarily of interviews between Strobel (a former legal editor at the Chicago Tribune) and biblical scholars such as Bruce Metzger. Each interview is based on a simple question, concerning historical evidence (for example, "Can the Biographies of Jesus Be Trusted?"), scientific evidence, ("Does Archaeology Confirm or Contradict Jesus' Biographies?"), and "psychiatric evidence" ("Was Jesus Crazy When He Claimed to Be the Son of God?"). Together, these interviews compose a case brief defending Jesus' divinity, and urging readers to reach a verdict of their own.
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The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus by Lee Strobel is a very colorful book about Jesus. It seems Strobel sought out experts on Jesus' life to compile evidence determining whether or not history is accurate about Jesus. It seems his witnesses defend Jesus and then the book lets you be the judge.
There is another beautiful new book on Jesus entitled "The Enlightenment, What God Told Me After One Million Prayers: A Message for Everyone," by John H. Eagan. I just finished it. It's really great and deals with Jesus' teachings and His Passion. It brought me to tears. I think the readers of Strobel's book will really enjoy The Enlightenment. There is no politics involved, whatsoever.
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This book does an excellent job of building up a case for Jesus and Christianity. The book is divided into three parts: an examination of the Bible's accuracy, an analysis of the character of Jesus, and an analysis of the resurrection. Each part is divided into several chapters and for each chapter, Strobel interviews a different biblical scholar in the given subject. So, basically this book is a collection of some of the best ideas from the best defenders of the Christian faith.
The first part shows some amazing evidence regarding the authenticity of the Bible. This section clearly shows that the Bible is the most authentic piece of ancient literature ever (which many atheistic scholars agree on). For example, Homer's Illiad (which is usually considered to be the second most reliable ancient document, next to the Bible) was written in 800BC and its oldest surviving manuscripts are from the 2nd and 3rd centuries. On the other hand, the New Testament was written in the first century and the oldest surviving manuscripts are from the 2nd century. So, 1,000 year gap for the Illiad, and 200 year gap for the New Testament. Also, the Illiad has 650 surviving manuscripts, whereas the Bible has over 24,000. Lots of other types of evidence are presented in this section, such the Bible's style of writing, sources from outside the Bible, and archeology.
The second part examines Jesus character and answers questions like: Did Jesus actually consider himself to be ... Read More
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Lee Strobel claims to be an objective journalist trying to seek the truth about the Gospels. The Case for Christ, unfortunately, is not even remotely a fair, balanced book (please don't sue, Fox News). Strobel interviews only Christian "experts" who have the same point of view: namely, that the miracles in the New Testament are all literally true. A balanced approach--as any journalist should know--is to interview both sides of a contentious issue. There are thousands of scholars who disagree with the people Strobel interviewed; however he does not interview a single dissenter. This bias disqualifies the book as being a serious, fair work of journalism.
The "experts" make dubious assertions, one after another. One says the Book of Mark was written in 62 A.D.--a difficult position to maintain since Mark refers to the destruction of the Temple in 70 A.D. Another so-called expert actually believes there's convincing evidence for demons. I cannot endorse this book; the Case for Christ fails to make a convincing case for Christ.
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The author Lee Strobel in his book "A Case for Christ" tries to determine if Jesus is the Son of God. He goes about it by questioning experts on Jesus. If you want to find the Son of God look to a book entitled "The Enlightenment, What God Told Me After One Million Prayers: A Message for Everyone" by John H. Eagan. You won't have to look any further.
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If you ever had a doubt about whether Jesus is the Son of God. You won't after reading this book. Outstanding.
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