THE CASE FOR CHRIST
A Journalist’s Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus
by Lee Strobel
Lee Strobel was an atheist, so when his wife came home one day and announced to him that she had become a Christian, he was highly upset. Lee holds a Master of Studies in Law from Yale Law School and was the award-winning legal editor of the Chicago Tribune. So being a highly educated, trained, and experienced researcher and writer, he decided to research this Christianity. With tough, point-blank questions, Lee cross-examined a dozen experts with doctorates from schools like Cambridge, Princeton, and Brandeis who are recognized authorities in their own fields. His book "The Case For Christ" takes you through his own spiritual journey from atheism to faith by showing you the tough questions he asked and the intellectual answers given by these authorities. If you have doubts about Jesus in any way or just want to strengthen your understandings, it is highly recommended that you read this non-fiction book. It is a riveting quest for the truth about Jesus of Nazareth, the Son of God.
Instead of summarizing the book, since there is far too much information to fit into a short summary, the list below is a copy of the table of contents. This should give you a good idea of what to expect.
Introduction: Reopening the Investigation of a Lifetime
PART 1: Examining the Record
1. The Eyewitness Evidence - Can the Biographies of Jesus Be Trusted?
2. Testing the Eyewitness Evidence - Do the Biographies of Jesus Stand Up to Scrutiny?
3. The Documentary Evidence - Were Jesus’ Biographies Reliably Preserved for Us?
4. The Corroborating Evidence - Is There Credible Evidence for Jesus outside His Biographies?
5. The Scientific Evidence - Does Archaeology Confirm or Contradict Jesus’ Biographies?
6. The Rebuttal Evidence - Is the Jesus of History the Same As the Jesus of Faith?
PART 2: Analyzing Jesus
7. The Identity Evidence - Was Jesus Really Convinced That He Was the Son of God?
8. The Psychological Evidence - Was Jesus Crazy When He Claimed to Be the Son of God?
9. The Profile Evidence - Did Jesus Fulfill the Attributes of God?
10. The Fingerprint Evidence - Did Jesus, and Jesus Alone, Match the Identity of the Messiah?
PART 3: Researching the Resurrection
11. The Medical Evidence - Was Jesus’ Death a Sham and His Resurrection a Hoax?
12. The Evidence of the Missing Body - Was Jesus’ Body Really Absent from His Tomb?
13. The Evidence of Appearances - Was Jesus Seen Alive after His Death on the Cross?
14. The Circumstantial Evidence - Are There Any Supporting Facts That Point to the Resurrection?
Conclusion: The Verdict of History - What Does the Evidence Establish-And What Does It Mean Today?
See www.drdino.com/article-categories.php Select "Doctrine/Religions" then "History Validates the Resurrection" & "That's One Body That Will Never Be Found" (1 page each) by Bruce Malone.
