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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Grand Rapids, Michigan :
Zondervan, Willow Creek Resources,
[2016].
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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? / 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.