Books : More Than a Carpenter (Japanese): Is Jesus God or an Imposter? (Japanese Edition)
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
EAN: 9784264023296
ISBN: 4264023297
Label: Word of Life Press
Manufacturer: Word of Life Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 192
Publication Date: January 01, 2005
Publisher: Word of Life Press
Sales Rank: 1561737
Studio: Word of Life Press
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Worldwide bestseller examines the evidence for the resurrection and deity of Christ for Japanese readers. Begins with McDowell's testimony.
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Since its release, More Than a Carpenter has been challenging readers to ask the question, "Who is Jesus?" Author and renowned speaker Josh McDowell acknowledges that while the topic of God is widely accepted, the name of Jesus often causes irritation. "Why don't the names of Buddha, Mohammed, Confucius offend people? The reason is that these others didn't claim to be God, but Jesus did." By addressing questions about scientific and historical evidence, the validity of the Bible, and proofs of the resurrection, McDowell helps the reader come to an informed and intelligent decision about whether Jesus was a liar, a lunatic, or the Lord. This short, 128-page gem does not employ fancy theological words, forsaking the layman, but reads more like an intimate research document laying out the facts with veracious accuracy, from reliable sources ranging from secular scientists to conservative seminarians. A skeptic himself for many years, McDowell always believed that Christians were "out of their minds" but now insists that "never has an individual been called upon to commit intellectual suicide in trusting Christ as Savior and Lord." McDowell adeptly articulates fundamental answers to poignant questions that cause the skeptic to consider whether Jesus was a liar causing countless martyrs to die in his wake, a lunatic deserving death, or actually the Lord of the universe. --Jill Heatherly
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Special 9-11 Recovery Edition of McDowell's classic apologetic written 25 years before 9-11 but still as valid as ever. Time (oh, about 2,000 years of it!) has only served to confirm the truth of Jesus's life, ministry, resurrection, and claims to be the one and only Son of God and the awaited Messiah, the Creator, King, Savior, Lord, and Christ.
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I reread this book everytime I feel my faith slipping and it has never failed to boost my faith considerably.
Drawing from a variety of sources, including his personal experiences, archaeological findings, literary and historical criticism, and the theology of C.S. Lewis, Josh McDowell makes an excellent case that Jesus is more than a carpenter.
One of the most delightful and suprising inclusions in this book is the manner in which McDowell blends common sense and circumstantial evidence with historical reliability. He certainly does not prove that Jesus is the Son of God, but any open-minded atheist or agnostic will certainly finish reading this book with a much different perspective on Christianity.
All but the most stubborn reader will appreciate that it is just as hard to question Jesus as it is to refute Him.
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This is a classic book that can be shared with skeptics to help share the Word!
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If you know someone or are someone who thinks that Jesus is just a historical figure. This is the book for you! Jesus is way more than a historical figure He is our gift and our only true way into heaven! This book really explains it all it is very compact and precise. It is pocket size and makes a wonderful gift.
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The shortness of this book is both its strength and weakness, but I definitely enjoyed it for what it was.
He attempts to make the argument that science is invalid when investigating something that already happened, or historical events. He says, "The scientific method can be used only to prove repeatable things; it isn't adequate for proving or disproving many questions about a person or history" (page 38). I couldn't possibly disagree more. If we were to adopt McDowell's rather narrow definition of science, then paleontology (the study of the fossil record) should not be considered a science, because fossils aren't "repeatable" (i.e. you can't, and really shouldn't need to, actually see an animal being fossilized to make paleontology possible). Likewise, astronomy, forensic anthropology and archeology should also not be considered sciences, because it is impossible to "repeat" and observe the big bang, or a murder, or an ancient civilization. I consider history (and, in effect, scriptural history) a science because it should require the same sort of evidence seeking as any of the other fields that I mentioned above. A field of study doesn't need to have repeatable results to be considered a science.
I realize that this might just be how we choose to define what "science" is, so I can't really hold this against McDowell. But what I can say is that, even if we adopt his more conservative definition of what the "scientific method" is, I still have quite a few things ... Read More
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