A must read for Christian's seeking a deeper understanding of the 4 Gospels. Strobel does a phenomenal job at presenting a very objective and relentlessly persistent questioning style to get to the heart of the Truth contained in the Gospels. He takes us through several evidence-focused questions to show that there is hard, real, undeniable evidence that Jesus indeed: walked this Earth, performed miracles, rose from the dead, and thus saved our wretched souls. Sorry, if that sounds harsh. I just got caught up in the flow of the sentence. Though, I firmly believe we are inherently selfish and sinful people. Any who, if you're reading this blog and not a believer in Christ, then Strobel's book is a good place to start your search. The Bible, of course is the BEST place to start. However, Strobel's book is tailored to skeptics. This is my 2nd time reading it through. It's incredibly dense so take your time through it. For believers, it's a refreshing and reaffirming read that makes you reflect on just how incredibly sure we are of Jesus' love and sacrifice for us.
A few chapter titles, just in case you're considering purchasing:
-Can the Biographies of Jesus Be Trusted?
-Were Jesus' Biographies Reliably Preserved For Us?
-Is There Credible Evidence for Jesus outside His Biographies?
-Does Archaeology Confirm or Contradict Jesus' Biographies?
-Is the Jesus of History the Same As the Jesus of Faith?
-Was Jesus Crazy When He Claimed to Be the Son of God?
-Did Jesus Fulfill the Attributes of God?
-Was Jesus' Body Really Absent from His Tomb?
-Was Jesus Seen Alive after His Death on the Cross?
-Are There Any Supporting Facts That Point to the Resurrection?
As a believer, the greatest part of closing the last page of this book, is smiling to yourself because you know Him...truly and intimately. For those that don't, He's so undeniably real...
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you," Matt 7:7.
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