The case for Christ : a journalist's personal investigation of the evidence for Jesus /

Retracing his own spiritual journey from atheism to faith, Lee Strobel, former legal editor of the Chicago Tribune, cross-examines a dozen experts with doctorates from schools like Cambridge, Princeton and Brandeis who are recognized authorities in their own fields. Strobel challenges them with ques...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Strobel, Lee, 1952- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan, Willow Creek Resources, [2016].
Edition:Updated and expanded edition.
Subjects:
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? / with Dr. Craig Blomberg
  • Testing the eyewitness evidence: Do the biographies of Jesus stand up to scrutiny? / with Dr. Craig Blomberg
  • The documentary evidence: Were Jesus' biographies reliably preserved for us? / with Dr. Bruce Metzger
  • The corroborating evidence: Is there credible evidence for Jesus outside his biographies? / with Dr. Edwin Yamauchi
  • The scientific evidence: Does archaeology confirm or contradict Jesus' biographies? / with Dr. John McRay
  • The rebuttal evidence: Is the Jesus of history the same as the Jesus of faith? / with Dr. Gregory Boyd
  • Part 2: Analyzing Jesus
  • The identity evidence: Was Jesus really convinced that he was the Son of God? / with Dr. Ben Witherington III
  • The psychological evidence: Was Jesus crazy when he claimed to be the Son of God? / with Dr. Gary Collins
  • The profile evidence: Did Jesus fulfill the attributes of God? / with Dr. D.A. Carson
  • The fingerprint evidence ": Did Jesus
  • and Jesus alone
  • match the identity of the Messiah? / with Louis Lapides
  • Part 3: Researching the resurrection
  • The medical evidence: Was Jesus' death a sham and his resurrection a hoax? / with Dr. Alexander Metherell
  • The evidence of the missing body: Was Jesus' body really absent from his tomb? / with Dr. William Lane Craig
  • The evidence of appearances : Was Jesus seen alive after his death on the cross? / with Dr. Gary Habermas
  • The circumstantial evidence ": Are there any supporting facts that point to the resurrection? / with Dr. J.P. Moreland
  • Conclusion : The verdict of history: What does the evidence establish
  • and what does it mean today?
  • An interview with Lee Strobel.