The case for Christ

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The case for Christ

a journalist's personal investigation of the evidence for Jesus

Updated & expanded
  • 3.6 (8 ratings)
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"There's little question that he actually lived. But miracles? Rising from the dead? Some of the stories you hear about him sound like just that - stories. A reasonable person would never believe them, let alone the claim that he's the only way to God! But a reasonable person would also make sure that he or she understood the facts before jumping to conclusions. That's why Lee Strobel - an award-winning legal journalist with a knack for asking tough questions - decided to investigate Jesus for himself. An atheist, Strobel felt certain his findings would bring Christianity's claims about Jesus tumbling down like a house of cards. He was in for the surprise of his life. Join him as he retraces his journey from skepticism to faith. You'll consult expert testimony as you sift through the truths that history, science, psychiatry, literature, and religion reveal. Like Strobel, you'll be amazed at the evidence - how much there is, how strong it is, and what it says. The facts are in. What will your verdict be in The Case for Christ?"

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Zondervan
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English
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336

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Table of Contents

Introduction: Reopening the investigation of a lifetime
Part 1: Examining the record.
The eyewitness evidence: Can the biographies of Jesus be trusted? / Craig Blomberg
Testing the eyewitness evidence: Do the biographies of Jesus stand up to scrutiny? / Craig Blomberg
The documentary evidence: Were Jesus' biographies reliably preserved for us? / Bruce Metzger
The corroborating evidence: Is there credible evidence for Jesus outside his biographies? / Edwin Yamauchi
The scientific evidence: Does archaeology confirm or contradict Jesus' biographies? / John McRay
The rebuttal evidence: Is the Jesus of history the same as the Jesus of faith? / Gregory Boyd
Part 2: Analyzing Jesus.
The identity evidence: Was Jesus really convinced that he was the Son of God? / Ben Witherington III
The psychological evidence: Was Jesus crazy when he claimed to be the Son of God? / Gary Collins
The profile evidence: Did Jesus fulfill the attributes of God? / D. A. Carson
The fingerprint evidence: Did Jesus and Jesus alone match the identity of the Messiah? / Louis Lapides
Part 3: Researching the resurrection.
The medical evidence: Was Jesus' death a sham and his resurrection a hoax? / Alexander Metherell
The evidence of the missing body: Was Jesus' body really absent from his tomb? / William Lane Craig
The evidence of appearances: Was Jesus seen alive after his death on the cross? / Gary Habermas
The circumstantial evidence: Are there any supporting facts that point to the resurrection? / J. P. Moreland
Conclusion: The verdict of history: What does the evidence establish and what does it mean today?
An interview with Lee Strobel
Meet Lee Strobel

Edition Notes

"Willow Creek Resources."

Edition statement from cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-324) and index.

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Grand Rapids, MI
Copyright Date
2016

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
232.9/08
Library of Congress
BT202 .S82 2016, BT203

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Pagination
336 pages
Number of pages
336
Dimensions
22 x x centimeters

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL26927813M
ISBN 10
0310345863
ISBN 13
9780310345862
LCCN
2017385415
OCLC/WorldCat
959225719

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL1827654W

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"When I first met shy and soft-spoken Leo Carter, he was a seventeen-year-old veteran of Chicago's grittiest neighborhood."

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