The Deity of Jesus

The Deity of Jesus
From Christ Before the Manger by Ron Rhodes

A strong argument for the deity of Christ is the fact that many of the names, titles, and attributes ascribed to Yahweh are also ascribed to Jesus Christ.

.....DESCRIPTION ...............FATHER...........................JESUS
Yahweh ("I AM")..............Exodus 3:14.........................John 8:24
........................................Deuteronomy 32:39.............John 8:58
........................................Isaiah 43:10.........................John 18:4-6
God..................................Genesis 1:1...........................Isaiah 7:14
........................................Deuteronomy 6:4.................Isaiah 9:6
........................................Psalm 45:6,7........................John 1:1,14
....................................................................................John 20:28
....................................................................................Titus 2:13
....................................................................................Hebrews 1:8
....................................................................................2 Peter 1:1
....................................................................................Matthew 1:23
....................................................................................1 John 5:20
Alpha and Omega............Isaiah 41:4...........................Revelation 1:17,18
(First and Last)................Isaiah 48:12.........................Revelation 2:8
........................................Revelation 1:8......................Revelation 22:12-16
Lord.................................Isaiah 45:23........................Matthew 12:8
....................................................................................Acts 7:59, 60
....................................................................................Acts 10:36
....................................................................................Romans 10:12
....................................................................................1 Corinthians 2:8
....................................................................................1 Corinthians 12:3
....................................................................................Philippians 2:10, 11
Savior.................................Isaiah 43:3........................Matthew 1:21
...........................................Isaiah 43:11.......................Luke 2:11
...........................................Isaiah 49:26......................John 1:29
...........................................Isaiah 63:8........................John 4:42
...........................................Luke 1:47...........................2 Timothy 1:10
...........................................1 Timothy 4:10...................Titus 2:13
.....................................................................................Hebrews 5:9
King...................................Psalm 95:3.........................Revelation 17:14
...........................................Isaiah 43:15.......................Revelation 19:16
...........................................1 Timothy 6:14-16

Judge.................................Genesis 18:25.....................John 5:22
...........................................Deuteronomy 32:36...........2 Corinthians 5:10
...........................................Psalm 50:4,6......................2 Timothy 4:1
...........................................Psalm 58:11
...........................................Psalm 75:7
...........................................Psalm 96:13
Light...................................2 Samuel 22:29..................John 1:4, 9
...........................................Psalm 27:1..........................John 3:19
......................................................................................John 8:12
......................................................................................John 9:5

Rock..................................Deuteronomy 32:3,4............Romans 9:33
...........................................2 Samuel 22:32...................1 Corinthians 10:3,4
...........................................Psalm 89:26........................1 Peter 2:4-8
Redeemer...........................Psalm 130:7, 8.....................Acts 20:28
...........................................Isaiah 43:1...........................Ephesians 1:7
...........................................Isaiah 48:17.........................Hebrews 9:12
...........................................Isaiah 49:26
...........................................Isaiah 54:5
Our Righteousness..............Isaiah 45:24.........................Jeremiah 23:6
.......................................................................................Romans 3:21, 22
Husband............................Isaiah 54:5............................Matthew 25:1
..........................................Hosea 2:16............................Mark 2:18, 19
........................................................................................2 Corinthians 11:2
........................................................................................Ephesians 5:25-32
........................................................................................Revelation 21:2, 9
Shepherd..........................Genesis 49:24..........................John 10:11, 16
.........................................Psalm 23:1..............................Hebrews 13:20
.........................................Psalm 80:1..............................1 Peter 2:25
........................................................................................1 Peter 5:4
Creator............................Genesis 1:1................................John 1:2, 3, 10
........................................Job 33:4...................................Colossians 1:15-18
........................................Psalm 95:5, 6...........................Hebrews 1:1-3, 10
........................................Psalm 102:24, 25

........................................Isaiah 40:28
........................................Isaiah 43:1
........................................Acts 4:24
Giver of Life....................Genesis 2:7.................................John 5:21
.......................................Deuteronomy 32:39....................John 10:28
.......................................1 Samuel 2:6...............................John 11:25
.......................................Psalm 36:9
Forgiver of Sin................Exodus 34:6, 7............................Matthew 9:2
.......................................Nehemiah 9:17............................Mark 2:1-12
.......................................Daniel 9:9...................................Acts 26:18
.......................................Jonah 4:2....................................Colossians 2:13
..........................................................................................Colossians 3:13
Lord our Healer.............Exodus 15:26...............................Acts 9:34
Omnipresent..................Psalm 139:7-12............................Matthew 18:20
......................................Proverbs 15:3...............................Matthew 28:20
...........................................................................................Ephesians 3:17
...........................................................................................Ephesians 4:10
Omniscient....................1 Kings 8:39..................................Matthew 9:4
.....................................Jeremiah 17:10, 16.........................Matthew 11:27
...........................................................................................Luke 5:4-6
...........................................................................................John 2:25
...........................................................................................John 16:30
...........................................................................................John 21:17
...........................................................................................Acts 1:24
Omnipotent.....................Isaiah 40:10-31...........................Matthew 28:18
........................................Isaiah 45:5-13.............................Mark 1:29-34
........................................Revelation 19:6...........................John 10:18
...........................................................................................Jude 24
Preexistent.......................Genesis 1:1.................................John 1:15, 30
..........................................................................................John 3:13, 31, 32
..........................................................................................John 6:62
..........................................................................................John 16:28
..........................................................................................John 17:5
Eternal............................Psalm 102:26, 27........................Isaiah 9:6
.......................................Habakkuk 3:6.............................Micah 5:2
..........................................................................................John 8:58
Immutable......................Malachi 3:6.................................Hebrews 13:8
.......................................James 1:17

Receiver of Worship.......Matthew 4:10..............................Matthew 2:8, 11
......................................John 4:24.....................................Matthew 14:33
......................................Revelation 5:14.............................Matthew 28:9
......................................Revelation 7:11.............................John 9:38
......................................Revelation 11:16...........................Philippians 2:10, 11
......................................Revelation 19:4, 10.......................Hebrews 1:6
Hope..............................Jeremiah 17:7..............................1 Timothy 1:1
Speaker with................."Thus saith the Lord ... "...............Matthew 23:34-37
......Divine Authority....-used hundreds of times.................John 3:5
....................................John 7:46......................................"Truly, truly, I say ..."
Who raised Jesus.........Acts 2:24,32..................................John 2:19-22
......from the dead?.......Romans 8:11.................................John 10:17, 18
....................................1 Corinthians 6:14.........................Matthew 27:40
Who gets the glory?......Isaiah 42:8...................................Hebrews 13:21
....................................Isaiah 48:11...................................John 17:5

This list was reprinted in
The Evidence Bible - Irrefutable evidence for the thinking mind,
Compiled by Ray Comfort

The Deity of Jesus Christ

The Deity of Jesus Christ
Scriptural Proof That Jesus Christ is God

As our society rapidly approaches the end-time events of the book of Revelation, Satan and his evil forces are doing everything within their power to deceive humanity and to condition men to worship an individual known as "the beast" or "the Antichrist" (Rev. 13:1-18). Satan has always had a desire to be worshiped as God (Isa. 14:12; Luke 4:7), and he will be worshiped as God in the coming Tribulation Period (II Thes. 2:3-4). In order to bring this about, Satan realizes that he must first DETHRONE the true God in the hearts and minds of people. That is, he must attack the Deity of Jesus Christ.

This attack on the Lord Jesus Christ is being executed in many ways by many different groups. Various cult groups, New Age groups, and even modern Bible translators have their own methods of robbing Jesus Christ of His Deity. Many young men today enter Bible colleges and seminaries believing in the Deity of Christ, and then graduate four years later with less faith than when they enrolled!

What about you, friend? What do you believe about Jesus Christ? Can you support your beliefs with God’s word? That’s the real issue: what saith the Scripture?

We challenge you to get your Bible (KJV) and check all the references that we are about to give. We are going to offer twelve Scriptural proofs for the Deity of Jesus Christ. That is, you are going to see twelve Bible proofs that Jesus Christ is God. Please do NOT take our word for anything. Our world is filled with deception because too many people believe what they hear without checking the facts. We urge you to search the Scriptures for yourself, and form your own convictions with God’s word.

Jesus Christ Is God Incarnate

Quoting from Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23 says, "Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us." According to both of these verses, Jesus was "God with us" when He walked upon this earth. He wasn’t merely "God’s chosen one with us" or "God’s Son with us." As I Timothy 3:16 states, "God was manifest in the flesh." John 1:14 tells us that "the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us..." In Zechariah 12:10, GOD said the HE (God) would be "pierced" by sinners, and Revelation 1:7 states that Jesus Christ Himself fulfilled this prophecy! Fiend, the Bible presents Jesus Christ as much more than a great prophet and teacher. God’s word presents Jesus Christ as God incarnate.

Jesus Christ Is Eternal

In John 10:28, Jesus said, "And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand." If Jesus Christ isn’t eternal, then how does He have the power to give "eternal life"?

Micah 5:2 states that Jesus Christ is "from everlasting", which is exactly what Psalm 93:2 Isaiah 63:16 says about God!

In John 8:58, Jesus said to the Pharisees, "Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am." The term "I am" is the exact term that God used in Exodus 3:14 in reference to Himself! Jesus professed to be the eternal God of the Bible.

Jesus Christ Has Divine Names

Check these references for yourself. In Matthew 22:42-45, Jesus claims to be the Lord of Psalm 110:1. He allows Thomas to address Him as "My Lord and my God" in John 20:28.

He is the "everlasting Father" and "The mighty God" of Isaiah 9:6.

According to His own words in John 10:11-14, He is the "shepherd" of Psalm 23:1, Psalm 80:1, and Ezekiel 34:12.

God is the "saviour" in Isaiah 43:3, 43:11, 45:15, 45:21, Hosea 13:4, Luke 1:47, and 1 Timothy 4:10, yet this same title is given to Jesus Christ in Luke 2:11, Philippians 3:20, II Timothy 1:10, and II Peter 2:20.

God is the "Rock" of Deuteronomy 32:4, 15, 18, 30-31, I Samuel 2:2, and Psalm 18:31, yet this title is given to the Lord Jesus Christ in I Corinthians 10:1-4, I Peter 2:7-8, and Romans 9:33.

God is "light" in Psalm 27:1 and Micah 7:8, and then Jesus is "light" in John 1:4-9 and in John 8:12.

In Isaiah 44:6 God says, "...I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God." In Revelation 1:17 Jesus Christ says, "...Fear not; I am the first and the last."

The Scriptures are clear: Jesus Christ is the God of the Old Testament.

Jesus Claimed Equality with God

Jesus says in Matthew 28:19, "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." If Jesus Christ isn’t Deity, then why did He include Himself in the Holy Trinity?

Jesus says in John 14:9, "...he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?" Is the Father someone other than Jesus Christ? No, not according to Jesus Christ.

In John 10:30, Jesus says, "I and my Father are one." Isn’t that clear enough?

Philippians 2:6 says that Jesus was in the "form of God", and that he thought it not robbery to be "equal with God"!

The Jesus Christ of the New Testament claimed to be "one" with God and "equal" with God.

Jesus Christ Is Omnipresent

Only God has the ability to be everywhere at once, yet Jesus Christ claims this ability.

In Matthew 18:20, He says, "For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them." how could this be possible if Jesus were not Deity?

The same is true in Matthew 28:20 where Jesus says, "...lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen." how could He be with each individual Christian always and be in Heaven at the same time? He is God, for only God has such attributes!

Jesus Christ Is Omnipotent

That is, He is all powerful.

Revelation 19:6 states, "...the Lord God omnipotent reigneth." Then I Timothy 6:15 says that Jesus Christ Himself is "...the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;" If Jesus is the ONLY Potentate, then He must be the One of Revelation 19:6, God Almighty!

Also see Colossians 2:9-10, Revelation 2:26, and Matthew 28:18.

Jesus Christ Is Omniscient

To be omniscient is to have all knowledge, unlike normal men. The Bible declares that Jesus was indeed omniscient.

Unlike normal men, Jesus Christ had knowledge of specific details about His own death. In Matthew 16:21, Jesus said that He would go to Jerusalem, suffer many things at the hands of the scribes and the elders, be killed, then be resurrected the third day. He repeats this prophecy in Matthew 20;19.

Matthew 17:27 offers the account of Jesus knowing of a certain coin in a fish’s mouth before the fish is caught!

He knew specific details about a woman’s life whom He had never met (John 4:16-19). He also had all knowledge about Nathaniel in John 1:47-49.

Friend, Jesus Christ is Deity because He is omniscient.

Jesus Christ Has Creative Powers

John 1:1-3 says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made." The "Word" is the Lord Jesus Christ (John 1:14; 1 John 1:1-3; 5:7), and John 1:3 says that all things were made by Him!

Colossians 1:16 says, "...by him were all things created ... ." Consider Hebrews 1:1-3: "God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand or the Majesty on high;" You see, by Jesus Christ the worlds were made, and by Jesus Christ all things are upheld. He has the power to create and sustain the universe.

Jesus Christ Has Power Over The Elements Of Nature

In Matthew 14:25, Jesus literally walks upon the sea, and in Luke 8:24, He rebukes the wind and it obeys Him. How could He perform such tasks if He weren’t God? It must be understood that Jesus didn’t pray for God to calm the sea; He calmed the sea Himself.

Jesus Christ Received Worship

If we’re wrong in teaching that the Lord Jesus Christ is God, then He must have been wrong in allowing people to worship Him. Jesus Himself said, "Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve." Matthew 4:10) Why would He say this at the beginning of his ministry and spend His ministry allowing people to worship HIM?

In Acts 10;25-26, and in Revelation 19:10, worship of anyone other than God Himself is forbidden, yet Jesus willingly received worship throughout His public ministry (John 20:28; Matthew 8:2; 9:18, 15:25, 28:9; John 9:38). If He isn’t Deity, then why didn’t He correct those who worshiped Him?

Jesus Christ Forgave Sins

"And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more." (Jer. 31:34) According to these words, it is God Who has the power and right to forgive sins. However, the anew Testament says that Jesus Christ has this power.

Please notice Mark 2:5-11: "When Jesus saw their faith, he said unto the sick of the palsy, son, thy sins be forgiven thee. But there were certain of the scribes sitting there, and reasoning in their hearts, Why doth this man thus speak blasphemies? Who can forgive sins but God only? And immediately when Jesus perceived in his spirit that they so reasoned within themselves, he said unto them, Why reason ye these things in your hearts? Whether it is easier to say to the sick of the palsy, Thy sins be forgiven thee; or to say, Arise, and take up thy bed, and walk? But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (he saith to the sick of the palsy,) I say unto thee, Arise, and take up thy bed, and go thy way into thine house."

Jesus Christ is God, because only God can forgive sins. It’s true that He took on the form of a man for thirty-three years on this earth, but He was still God. He was God manifest in the flesh (1 Tim. 3:16).

Jesus Christ Had Power Over His Own Life And Death

How many people do you know who have the ability to lay down their own life and then take it up again? Jesus had this power.

Consider John 10:17-18: "Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might have it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father."

Jesus had the power over His own life and death! When He died, He willingly gave up His own spirit (Luke 23:46).

According to His own words in Revelation 1:18, Jesus Christ has "the keys of hell and of death." How could He possibly have such power if He were not God?

Friend, make no mistake about it: the Lord Jesus Christ is Deity. He came to this earth and suffered in human flesh for thirty-three years. He lived a perfect sinless life, and then laid that life down as an eternal payment for your sins. Mohammed didn’t pay for your sins, because Mohammed wasn’t God. Buddha didn’t pay for your sins, because Buddha wasn’t God. You can’t pay for your sins, because you aren’t God. Only Jesus Christ is sinless, because only Jesus Christ is God. He Alone can save your soul from the eternal fires of Hell.

"Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved." (Acts 4:12)

"Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14:6)

Friend, do you know the Lord Jesus Christ as your own personal Saviour? Have you been born again? If not, be sure and call or write today for your free copy of Understanding God’s Salvation Plan. Nothing in your life is more important than your eternal destiny, and no one can help you more than the Lord Jesus Christ.

Copyright © 1998
James L. Melton

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That’s One Body That Will Never Be Found

That’s One Body That Will Never Be Found
By Bruce Malone

Christianity centers on the resurrection of Jesus Christ almost 2000 years ago. Did it happen or not? If this event actually happened, it is not only the focal point of Christianity, it is the most important event of all human history. If Jesus Christ rose from the dead after three days in the grave (as He predicted on four occasions prior to His death), then why would we doubt other statements He made while here on earth? How do we know that the account of the resurrection of Christ was not a complete hoax? How do we know that Jesus Christ even existed?

Historians judge the accuracy of ancient documents by several criteria. The most important of these criteria are the total number of ancient manuscripts, the time-span between the actual event described and the oldest manuscript, and how well the events described by the manuscript are confirmed by other historical events or manuscripts. No other ancient document even approaches the Bible for accuracy, total copies available, or effect upon Western culture and thought. For instance, we have only 10 ancient documents describing the Gallia wars of Julius Caesar and the oldest available document is 1000 years removed from the events described. We only have 5 ancient documents describing the life and work of Aristotle and the oldest copy is 1400 years removed from the events described. In contrast, there are over 2000 ancient manuscripts of the new testament Bible which are essentially identical to our modern translation.1 The oldest manuscript has been dated to within a single generation of the events described. If Caesar or Aristotle were real people ... if we have an accurate account of their lives and statements ... there is far, far greater evidence for the existence of Jesus Christ, the accuracy of His statements, and the reality of the events surrounding His life.

This is the account of Jesus death:
Prior to His death, Jesus claimed to be God and stated that He had not come to earth to bring peace among men but to make the ultimate sacrifice in payment for mankind’s rebellion against God. Because He claimed to be God, the religious authorities had him crucified. This form of death was so excruciatingly painful that no Roman citizen was allowed to be put to death in this way. Before Jesus was nailed to the cross, He was beaten beyond recognition. His final words were, "It is finished." The exact same words were written on paid bills to mean, "Paid in full."

The body of Jesus was pierced with a spear to assure that He was dead, tightly wrapped in strips of cloth coated with spices, and placed into a sealed tomb. After His execution, His closest friends fled and even denied that they knew Him. In spite of this demonstration of cowardice by His followers, the religious leaders feared that they might try to steal the body. Therefore, they had the tomb sealed by the Roman government and guarded the tomb around the clock. Several days later, the tomb was found empty, except for the burial cloths which made it appear as if the body had just stepped through them (they had not been unraveled). The massive stone sealing the tomb had been moved away from the entrance. Jesus appeared on numerous times to many groups of people. On one occasion He was recognized by 500 people.

EITHER THESE EVENTS HAPPENED ... OR THEY DIDN’T.

The documents describing these events were widely distributed during the lifetime of those who had witnessed them and could have been refuted were they not factual. Not only were the accounts not refuted, Christianity transformed the entire Roman world in spite of incredible persecution. The amazing effect that Christianity has had on Western civilization is undeniable. In face of the facts, what excuse do we have for denying the claims of Jesus Christ?

1. McDowell, Josh and Hostetler, Bob, Don’t Check your Brains at the Door, pp.52, Word Publishing, 1992.

A complete set of articles examining science and reality from a Christian perspective can be found at SearchfortheTruth.org and in the book Search for the Truth by Bruce Malone.

History Validates the Resurrection

History Validates the Resurrection
By Bruce Malone

Christianity is a faith based on factual events which really happened in time and space. It is not a mystical faith based on good feelings. The miracles of Jesus were His calling card; i.e., the validation of His claim to be God. The resurrection was His proof of identification. Even more importantly, the death and resurrection of Jesus were God’s method for sinful mankind to stand forgiven before Him. God’s nature demands payment for wrong, yet He is merciful beyond comprehension. How can these two contrasting sides of God be reconciled?

Without acknowledgment of the factual nature of the resurrection, Christianity is nothing but smoke and mirrors; just another spiritual attempt to explain reality based on man’s opinions. In spite of the obvious historical accuracy of the Bible, there have been many alternative explanations for the missing body of Christ. Liberal theologians have even speculated that Christ’s body ended up in a ditch. Yet Jewish laws would never have allowed this. The two most prevalent attempts to explain away Christ’s resurrection will be examined in this article.

The most popular excuse for rejecting Christianity is the idea that Christ did not really die on the cross. Although this has been suggested in recent years, no one who witnessed His death considered this a real possibility. The idea of a man reviving himself after he had been brutally beaten, nailed to a cross, pierced with a spear, and tightly wrapped with suffocating cloth is ridiculous. For such a person to push aside a huge stone and sneak past trained guards is ludicrous. Even more remarkable was the effect the appearance of Jesus had on His disciples. They were transformed from a group of sniveling cowards into men who traveled the world, preaching that Jesus was God and had risen from the dead. Because of their message, almost all died horrible deaths of torture. Merely changing their story would have spared them this persecution. They had absolutely nothing to gain and everything to lose if their story wasn’t true. Would a half-dead Jesus, who had dragged Himself from the tomb to their doorstep, have inspired this response?

The second attack on reality has been around since before the moment of resurrection - the idea that the disciples stole the body. The religious leaders who had Jesus murdered feared this possibility and took the logical precautions to prevent this from happening. Guards were placed at the sealed tomb to guard it day and night.

How could a group of "rag tag" Jewish fishermen have overpowered a group of highly trained and motivated guards? How could they have moved a huge stone and sneaked away with the body unseen and unheard? The very fact that guards were posted adds credibility to the fact of the resurrection. If any of the details reported in the Bible were false, they would have been successfully refuted by the Jewish leaders. Although they tried, they were unsuccessful in their attempt to discredit the facts of the resurrection. Evidence for the truth of the resurrection was apparent to the thousands who were converted to Christianity soon after the event. The rapid spread of this persecuted faith is perhaps the greatest evidence of its reality. The facts of the resurrection were checked by converts of that day and led to changed lives. They still do today.

Christianity has nothing to fear from those honestly searching for the truth. It is based on logical evidence surrounding real events in time and space.

A complete set of articles examining science and reality from a Christian perspective can be found at SearchfortheTruth.org and in the book Search for the Truth by Bruce Malone.

The Case For Christ

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.