Jesus on Trial

A Lawyer Affirms the Truth of the Gospel

David Limbaugh

• Publisher: Regnery
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN:
  9781621574118
• eBook ISBN:
  9781621572770
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Biblical Biography

In Jesus on Trial, David Limbaugh applies his lifetime of legal experience to a unique new undertaking: making a case for the gospels as hard evidence of the life and work of Jesus Christ. Limbaugh, a practicing attorney and former professor of law, approaches the canonical gospels with the same level of scrutiny he would apply to any legal document and asks all the necessary questions about the story of Jesus told through Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. His analysis of the texts becomes profoundly personal as he reflects on his own spiritual and intellectual odyssey from determined skeptic to devout Christian. Ultimately, Limbaugh concludes that the words Christians have treasured for centuries stand up to his exhaustive inquiry—including his examination of historical and religious evidence beyond the gospels—and thereby affirms Christian faith, spirituality, and tradition.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Chapter 1: From Skeptic to Believer
• Chapter 2: “Aha” Moments, Part 1
• Chapter 3: “Aha” Moments, Part 2
• Chapter 4: Paradoxes of Christianity, Part 1
• Chapter 5: Paradoxes of Christianity, Part 2
• Chapter 6: Jesus Christ, Fully Human and Fully Divine
• Chapter 7: The Amazing Bible, Part 1: Unity
• Chapter 8: The Amazing Bible, Part 2: Prophecy
• Chapter 9: The Amazing Bible, Part 3: Reliability and Internal Evidence
• Chapter 10: The Amazing Bible, Part 4: Reliability and External Evidence
• Chapter 11: Truth, Miracles, and the Resurrection of Christ
• Chapter 12: Science Makes the Case—for Christianity
• Chapter 13: Pain and Suffering
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgments
• Notes
• Index
• The Emmaus Code