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The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus
Lee Strobel
3.93 AVERAGE
398 reviews for:
The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus
Lee Strobel
3.93 AVERAGE
This book isn’t all-encompassing of the claims for and against Jesus, but a few were new to me. I thought most of it was well-explained, and, overall, I just love looking at history, specifically that of Jesus, through the lens of evidence in the same way we see detectives and prosecutors put together evidence in precincts and courts of law.
The book is mostly like this:
Author: weak question
Scholar: weak answer
Author: I agree
OR
Author: question that is phrased to make it sound very ridiculous
Scholar: haha thats so silly!
Author: Haha I know, just wanted to make sure
There are some interesting points, but overall not very convincing. I think the whole book could have been written/presented in a much better way.
None of it was that convincing for me.
Author: weak question
Scholar: weak answer
Author: I agree
OR
Author: question that is phrased to make it sound very ridiculous
Scholar: haha thats so silly!
Author: Haha I know, just wanted to make sure
There are some interesting points, but overall not very convincing. I think the whole book could have been written/presented in a much better way.
None of it was that convincing for me.
If you wonder about the validity of Christianity in general, this book I cannot recommend enough. Strobel uses his background along with other solid scholars to show how this faith is real. We do not believe blindly, we have great reason! Christianity stands out among all others!
This book is a launching pad for learning more about Christianity and the person of Jesus. Strobel was uncertain what he would find when he began searching for truth after his wife became a Christian. He interviewed many "experts" in various fields to gather evidence for and against the existence of Jesus as a man and Jesus as Christ. He confronted his interviewees with some very controversial questions and received some very thoughtful answers. There are some issues that are not brought up or adequately dealt with, but Strobel's list of references at the end of the book are a great place to find more information to make an informed decision on the questions Strobel raises.
I really enjoyed this book. It was very thorough and convincing, and left nearly no stone unturned. I had one main question unanswered after reading it, but despite that, i found it highly informative and often refer back to it in my brain when talking to people about Jesus. It was very readable for nonfiction.
This is pretty much a perfect book for a Christian who wants to get their feet wet with apologetics (as was my case), or for a skeptic, or someone who's searching, who wonders if the historical Jesus and Biblical Jesus will line up, or if the New Testament accounts are accurate.
When I first started the book, I didn't quite understand where he was going with it, expecting more of a set of evidences for creation versus an atheistic worldview. That's not what Lee Strobel is going for here (although I believe that is addressed in his book The Case for a Creator). For what it is, addressing textual proof, archaeological proof, historical records, and other similar topics, it's really cool to not only see the evidence, but also to know that these facts converted a strong skeptic, Lee Strobel himself.
With that said, I would have liked to know how skeptics would have responded to this evidence. Do they have counterarguments that could also explain some of these facts? That's important for both Christians and skeptics. To the skeptic, knowing some counterarguments which remain unaddressed will serve to undermine Strobel's very purpose in writing. The Christian reading will be left poorly equipped when he or she inevitably is confronted with these counter-arguments.
That remains the book's only weakness, however. It's good reading for something that's so heavy in nature, and Strobel weaves examples from his experience as a legal journalist that help to explain the evidence. If nothing else, the book certainly shows that Christianity can be reached by a reasonable line of thought from intelligent men and women.
When I first started the book, I didn't quite understand where he was going with it, expecting more of a set of evidences for creation versus an atheistic worldview. That's not what Lee Strobel is going for here (although I believe that is addressed in his book The Case for a Creator). For what it is, addressing textual proof, archaeological proof, historical records, and other similar topics, it's really cool to not only see the evidence, but also to know that these facts converted a strong skeptic, Lee Strobel himself.
With that said, I would have liked to know how skeptics would have responded to this evidence. Do they have counterarguments that could also explain some of these facts? That's important for both Christians and skeptics. To the skeptic, knowing some counterarguments which remain unaddressed will serve to undermine Strobel's very purpose in writing. The Christian reading will be left poorly equipped when he or she inevitably is confronted with these counter-arguments.
That remains the book's only weakness, however. It's good reading for something that's so heavy in nature, and Strobel weaves examples from his experience as a legal journalist that help to explain the evidence. If nothing else, the book certainly shows that Christianity can be reached by a reasonable line of thought from intelligent men and women.
reflective
fast-paced
The thing about religion is that sometimes you have to take a leap of faith. There are no definitive answers, but this one gave me a few that raised good questions and some more that allowed me to feel safe and comforted in a way that religion never had before. Sometimes it's nice to read intelligent discussions on religion that are also not ashamed to be blatantly persuasive. I'm finally learning that Jesus is much more than I thought he could be to not only me, but to the millions of people that accept him into their lives. This book helped me to get what the big deal was all about, despite its argumental flaws.
informative
medium-paced
