Post by Josh on Dec 21, 2007 19:44:12 GMT -8
I have to confess that I've never read a Lee Strobel book in order cover to cover. And I pretty much always skip his little legal story appetizers at the beginning of each chapter. I don't go to him for an amazing writing style either. I just think he does a really good job of distilling the arguments of some of the leading apologists in the field, making them much more palatable to the general public. I appreciate his books as a resource in which much of the 'bare bones' of the best in apologetics can be found, and as a recommendation for great authors and books to really dig deeply into.
If you've read Strobel for some of these same reasons, then his latest, The Case for the Real Jesus, shouldn't disappoint. I've read a few chapters and have liked what I've seen. I'm already salivating on the prospect of reading some of the books by the folks he interviewed (some new to me).
Here's a synopsis of what he covers in this one:
In The Case for the Real Jesus, former award-winning legal editor Lee Strobel explores such hot-button questions as: • Did the church suppress ancient non-biblical documents that paint a more accurate picture of Jesus than the four Gospels? • Did the church distort the truth about Jesus by tampering with early New Testament texts? • Do new insights and explanations finally disprove the resurrection? • Have fresh arguments disqualified Jesus from being the Messiah? • Did Christianity steal its core ideas from earlier mythology?
If you're not familiar with Strobel, here are some of his others:
The Case for Christ
The Case for Faith
The Case for a Creator
If you've read Strobel for some of these same reasons, then his latest, The Case for the Real Jesus, shouldn't disappoint. I've read a few chapters and have liked what I've seen. I'm already salivating on the prospect of reading some of the books by the folks he interviewed (some new to me).
Here's a synopsis of what he covers in this one:
In The Case for the Real Jesus, former award-winning legal editor Lee Strobel explores such hot-button questions as: • Did the church suppress ancient non-biblical documents that paint a more accurate picture of Jesus than the four Gospels? • Did the church distort the truth about Jesus by tampering with early New Testament texts? • Do new insights and explanations finally disprove the resurrection? • Have fresh arguments disqualified Jesus from being the Messiah? • Did Christianity steal its core ideas from earlier mythology?
If you're not familiar with Strobel, here are some of his others:
The Case for Christ
The Case for Faith
The Case for a Creator