In Defense of Jesus
eBook - ePub

In Defense of Jesus

Investigating Attacks on the Identity of Christ

  1. 336 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

In Defense of Jesus

Investigating Attacks on the Identity of Christ

About this book

An enlightening follow-up to the bestselling book The Case for Christ, In Defense of Jesus follows award-winning journalist Lee Strobel as he explores the most explosive arguments against the identity of Christ as the Messiah.

Has modern scholarship debunked the traditional Christ? Has the church suppressed the truth about Jesus to advance its own agenda? What if the real Jesus is far different from the atoning Savior worshiped through the centuries?

In Defense of Jesus 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 disprove the resurrection?
  • Have fresh arguments disqualified Jesus from being the Messiah?
  • Did Christianity steal its core ideas from earlier mythology?

Evaluate the arguments and evidence being advanced by prominent atheists, liberal theologians, Muslim scholars, and others. Sift through expert testimony. Then reach your own verdict with In Defense of Jesus.

This title is also available in Spanish, En defense de Jesús.  

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Information

Publisher
Zondervan
Year
2016
eBook ISBN
9780310344698
Topic
Theology & Religion
Subtopic
Biblical Studies

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Introduction: Searching for the Real Jesus
  7. Challenge #1: “Scholars Are Uncovering a Radically Different Jesus In Ancient Documents Just As Credible As the Four Gospels”
  8. Challenge #2: “The Bible’s Portrait of Jesus Can’t Be Trusted Because the Church Tampered With the Text”
  9. Challenge #3, Part 1: “New Explanations Have Refuted Jesus’ Resurrection”
  10. Challenge #3, Part 2: The Cross-Examination
  11. Challenge #4: “Christianity’s Beliefs About Jesus Were Copied from Pagan Religions”
  12. Challenge #5: “Jesus Was an Imposter Who Failed to Fulfill the Messianic Prophecies”
  13. Challenge #6: “People Should Be Free to Pick and Choose What to Believe About Jesus”
  14. Conclusion: Discovering the Real Jesus
  15. Appendix A: A Summary of Evidence from the Case for Christ
  16. Appendix B: Helpful Websites to Investigate the Real Jesus
  17. Notes
  18. Acknowledgments
  19. Index
  20. Meet Lee Strobel