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The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus by Lee Strobel
4.0
Listening to a Case for Christ eventually compares to a morning routine: brushing one's teeth, putting on clothes, and all the other regularities completed before one begins the day.
The only reason I am deducting a star is based on the book being too routine, with not enough spice to really keep things moving; its routine is too predictable and eventually wears on the ears by about the 80% portion of the book.
Thus stated, there is lots of evidence in here that points to Jesus Christ as existent.
There are also many reviewers that feel it necessary to 1 star this book book because Strobel did not interview atheist scholars. We are always entitled to our opinion, and I disagree with this notion.
My only rebuttal here is the following: if you were going to purchase an Apple product, would you go to the Microsoft store to learn more about Apple? I don't think so. Strobel is converting from atheist to Christian. Strobel was also a Microsoft user all his life; he already knows some of the major arguments for atheism, which is why I found it unnecessary for him to explore experts in the atheism belief system. This is a book that is, in essence, is about proving a case for Jesus. Going to the atheist side (or, to the Microsoft store) would do nothing to prove the case for Christ other than offer counter arguments. Strobel is not trying to counter atheism or use atheism to counter Jesus. Strobel is trying to excavate evidence for Jesus. In essence, Strobel interviews the CEO of Apple, by asking questions about products. He then goes to the CFO of Apple, and then questions him or her about "why the iPhone no longer includes a charger and headphones?" He goes straight to scholars and people that have debated about Jesus and his evidence to find answers to his questions. To me, it doesn't seem logical for Strobel to go to the Microsoft Store when he is looking for answers about Apple.
The only reason I am deducting a star is based on the book being too routine, with not enough spice to really keep things moving; its routine is too predictable and eventually wears on the ears by about the 80% portion of the book.
Thus stated, there is lots of evidence in here that points to Jesus Christ as existent.
There are also many reviewers that feel it necessary to 1 star this book book because Strobel did not interview atheist scholars. We are always entitled to our opinion, and I disagree with this notion.
My only rebuttal here is the following: if you were going to purchase an Apple product, would you go to the Microsoft store to learn more about Apple? I don't think so. Strobel is converting from atheist to Christian. Strobel was also a Microsoft user all his life; he already knows some of the major arguments for atheism, which is why I found it unnecessary for him to explore experts in the atheism belief system. This is a book that is, in essence, is about proving a case for Jesus. Going to the atheist side (or, to the Microsoft store) would do nothing to prove the case for Christ other than offer counter arguments. Strobel is not trying to counter atheism or use atheism to counter Jesus. Strobel is trying to excavate evidence for Jesus. In essence, Strobel interviews the CEO of Apple, by asking questions about products. He then goes to the CFO of Apple, and then questions him or her about "why the iPhone no longer includes a charger and headphones?" He goes straight to scholars and people that have debated about Jesus and his evidence to find answers to his questions. To me, it doesn't seem logical for Strobel to go to the Microsoft Store when he is looking for answers about Apple.