The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus By Lee Strobel

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! OVER 5 MILLION COPIES SOLD! Is there credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God? Former atheist and Chicago Tribune journalist Lee Strobel takes an investigative look at the evidence from the fields of science, philosophy, and history. In this revised and updated bestseller, The Case for Christ, Lee Strobel cross-examines a dozen experts with doctorates from schools such as Cambridge, Princeton, and Brandeis, asking hard-hitting questions--and building a captivating case for Christ's divinity.Strobel asks challenging questions like:How reliable is the New Testament?Does evidence for Jesus exist outside the Bible?Is Jesus who he said he was?Is there any reason to believe the resurrection was an actual event?Winner of the Gold Medallion Book Award and twice nominated for the Christian Book of the Year Award, Strobel's tough, point-blank questions read like a captivating, fast-paced novel. But it's not fiction. It's a riveting quest for the truth about history's most compelling figure.This edition includes scores of revisions and additions, including updated material on archaeological and manuscript discoveries, fresh recommendations for further study, and an interview with the author that tells dramatic stories about the book's impact, provides behind-the-scenes information, and responds to critiques of the book by skeptics.Also available: The Case for Christ Spanish edition, kids' edition, and student edition. Plus, be sure to check out Lee Strobel's entire collection of Case for... books:The Case for a Creator explores the scientific evidence for GodThe Case for Grace uncovers the "how" and "why" behind God's amazing graceThe Case for Faith responds to eight major objections about Christianity . . . and more!

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As a student of Christianity and other religions for a while now, I found this book to be a big disappointment. I was drawn to it given the description of it by many of my peers - a hard look at the evidence from a skeptics perspective. Some even go as far as to say an atheist seeking to disprove Christianity being convinced by the evidence. This interested me in the book - what did Strobel find that was so compelling that it could change a staunch atheist's mind? I was genuinely interested in the answer for my own faith journey.However, after reading this book, I can say the atheist narrative simply does not hold water with me. Strobel was clearly not trying to disprove Christianity here - not even to "give it a fair trial by weighing the evidence".In the first chapter, he describes what began the journey - his wife converted to Christianity (much to his dismay), but then he noticed that she was becoming a better person. He says, “Instead, I was pleasantly surprised – even fascinated – by the fundamental changes in her character, her integrity, and her personal confidence ... I wanted to get to the bottom of what was prompting these subtle but significant shifts in my wife's attitudes". This is a great motivation to investigate the religion - but it is certainly not what the popular (and movie) narrative suggests - something like 'I set out to show her that Christianity is a sham'.Secondly, every scholar Strobel interviews is a Christian, most seminary-educated and many actively working at a seminary. We know this from the pages of credentials Strobel gives us and his habit of asking every expert if their research has strengthened or reduced their faith (spoiler: all say strengthened). This is not to say Christians aren't good scholars (two of them are undeniably genuine experts in their fields - hailed by Christian and secular scholars), but I find it very hard to believe a committed atheist would forego all secular scholars and seek out only Christians for an objective look at the evidence. I suspect the purpose was to present the illusion that all biblical scholars are strengthened in their faith due to their research, which simply is not the case.Thirdly, and most importantly for me, I do not feel Strobel gives skepticism the trial he claims to, nor the trial it deserves. He is content to accept vague and/or circular explanations (we should trust the disciples' word in the Bible because we have no reason not to - after all they wrote the Bible) and toward the middle and end of the book he is actually putting arguments for Christianity into the mouths of the experts (isn't it true that there is proof of the eclipse at the Crucifixion because a church historian quoted a lost text that talked about it?). He ignores major controversies outright and skirts legitimate problems about biblical authorship, biblical inconsistency, translation/transcription issues, etc. that any half-interested skeptic would know about and takes almost every assertion presented without question.In the rare case that Strobel does raise a somewhat skeptical objection, he generally presents the most outrageous position a skeptic could take, setting up a strawman argument. An example of what I mean (obviously paraphrased for brevity):Strobel: Are there non-Christian sources that support the story of Jesus as described in the Bible?Expert: Yes (a generally cogent argument here)Strobel: But wait, this author says that Jesus never even existed! What do you say to that?Expert: We're confident Jesus existed because we have snippets of text that mention him in a Jewish religious book, a pair of Jewish/Roman histories, and a Roman letter.Strobel: Clearly, there is overwhelming corroborative evidence that Jesus is the unique Son of God!My problem with this is that the objection raised is extreme - *most* academics and people at large - including atheists - accept that a man named Jesus probably existed, they're just not sure that he was who Christians have claimed he was (God). Secondly, showing that a human being named Jesus very likely lived does not prove that he is divine, walked on water, or that any other unusual claim in the Bible is true. This is what the skeptical atheist should point out here. But by presenting the argument this way, he is waving off all legitimate opposition by deconstructing the least plausible of them all (and offering minimal scrutiny to the endeavor).In sum, what all of these means to me is that Strobel is either greatly exaggerating his motivation/backstory (an atheist setting out to disprove Christianity) to create a more compelling apologetic, or he is terribly negligent as a skeptic in his investigation.As such, I can only recommend this book to those seeking a confirmation of their active Christian faith. It will be extremely effective for those well-indoctrinated with the faith but starting to have doubts. It will be much less effective for one's skeptical atheist friend who they genuinely hope will be swayed by the overwhelming evidence and arguments in this book.If you want a 'fair trial', read The Case for Christ alongside a truly skeptical perspective (I personally like Jesus: Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium, by Bart Ehrman) and determine what you believe. My guess is that your conclusion will be the same as where you started, but at least you will have given multiple perspectives a chance.

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