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schmub 's review for:
The Case for Christ
by Lee Strobel
Strobel, a former investigative reporter and religious skeptic, interviews scholars from various fields, including history, psychology, and archeology, to determine if it is possible that Jesus is the Messiah. The book is structured similar to a court case, with Strobel explaining the different types of evidence he is about to present by using court cases to illustrate how they can impact a trial.
However, the major problem with his argument is that he leaves out one very important part of a court case: the cross examination. The scholars who do appear in the book hold conservative religious beliefs, and more liberal theological views, such as those of the Jesus Seminar, atheists, and agnostics, are introduced only so that they can be quickly dismissed. As a result, Strobel has a major hole in his rhetorical strategy that leaves the reader with more questions than answers concerning the perspectives he did not give fair weight to.
However, the major problem with his argument is that he leaves out one very important part of a court case: the cross examination. The scholars who do appear in the book hold conservative religious beliefs, and more liberal theological views, such as those of the Jesus Seminar, atheists, and agnostics, are introduced only so that they can be quickly dismissed. As a result, Strobel has a major hole in his rhetorical strategy that leaves the reader with more questions than answers concerning the perspectives he did not give fair weight to.