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An attempt at a rational defence not of the Christian faith necessarily, but of the divinity and historicity (is that a word?) of the Jesus Christ of the Bible and the truth of his bodily resurrection.
I'm biased because I already believe pretty much everything that the author presents as evidence. One glaring omission, though, is that Mr Strobel only interviewed Christian scholars, leaders and scientists for this work. Of course, then, he was always going to reach the conclusion he does: that Jesus was exactly who he claimed to be - the Son of God and saviour of mankind.
The other (related) problem is that counter-arguments to Christian beliefs are often not developed fully. Even in his alleged rebuttals, Strobel does seem to present the most extreme or "strawman-like" versions of these arguments. These are likely not all that reflective of the actual positions.
All that said, its probably confirmation bias that has me giving this a 4 star rating. The book is extremely well written as well. I wouldn't necessarily recommend this to a genuine skeptic though. This book is probably good for introducing someone who believes in Christ already to the idea that there is a rational basis for that belief.
I'm biased because I already believe pretty much everything that the author presents as evidence. One glaring omission, though, is that Mr Strobel only interviewed Christian scholars, leaders and scientists for this work. Of course, then, he was always going to reach the conclusion he does: that Jesus was exactly who he claimed to be - the Son of God and saviour of mankind.
The other (related) problem is that counter-arguments to Christian beliefs are often not developed fully. Even in his alleged rebuttals, Strobel does seem to present the most extreme or "strawman-like" versions of these arguments. These are likely not all that reflective of the actual positions.
All that said, its probably confirmation bias that has me giving this a 4 star rating. The book is extremely well written as well. I wouldn't necessarily recommend this to a genuine skeptic though. This book is probably good for introducing someone who believes in Christ already to the idea that there is a rational basis for that belief.