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Authors: Lee Strobel
ISBN-13: 9780310209300, ISBN-10: 0310209307
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Zondervan
Date Published: September 1998
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Lee Strobel

Lee Strobel, is an award-winning legal editor of The Chicago Tribune and a New York Times bestselling author. After years of non-fiction bestsellers, he is publishing his debut fiction 'legal thriller' novel. Lee is a Yale Law School graduate, accomplished journalist and world renown speaker.
Lee Strobel tiene una licenciatura en periodismo de la Universidad de Missouri y una maestria en estudio de leyes de la Universidad Yale. Fue el galardonado editor legal del periodico Chicago Tribune y esceptico espiritual hasta el ano 1981. Es autor de exitos de ventas del New York Times de casi veinte libros y ha sido entrevistado por numerosos programas nacionales de television, incluyendo 20/20 de la cadena ABC, Fox News y CNN. Cuatro de sus libros han ganado el premio Medalla de oro y uno de ellos fue el ganador del premio Libro cristiano del ano 2005 (el cual escribio junto a Garry Poole). Lee sirvio como pastor de ensenanza en las Iglesias Willow Creek y Saddleback. Ademas, contribuye como editor y columnista de la revista 'Outreach'. el y su esposa, Leslie, residen en Colorado. Para mas informacion, visite: www.leestrobel.com

Jane Vogel, a writer who has been involved in youth ministry for twenty years, wrote The Case for Christ - Student Edition and The Case for Faith - Student Edition with Lee Strobel. She lives with her husband, Steve, and their two children in Winfield, Illinois.

Book Synopsis

In this unabridged audio download edition of his Gold Medallion Award-winning book, Lee Strobel uses the dramatic scenario of an investigative journalist pursuing his story and leads---and his experience as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune---to interview experts about the evidence for Christ from the fields of science, philosophy, and history. Read by Dick Fredricks.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Reopening the Investigation of a Lifetime9
1The Eyewitness Evidence: Can the Biographies of Jesus Be Trusted?19
2Testing the Eyewitness Evidence: Do the Biographies of Jesus Stand Up to Scrutiny?38
3The Documentary Evidence: Were Jesus' Biographies Reliably Preserved for Us?55
4The Corroborating Evidence: Is There Credible Evidence for Jesus outside His Biographies?73
5The Scientific Evidence: Does Archaeology Confirm or Contradict Jesus' Biographies?92
6The Rebuttal Evidence: Is the Jesus of History the Same As the Jesus of Faith?110
7The Identity Evidence: Was Jesus Really Convinced That He Was the Son of God?131
8The Psychological Evidence: Was Jesus Crazy When He Claimed to Be the Son of God?144
9The Profile Evidence: Did Jesus Fulfill the Attributes of God?155
10The Fingerprint Evidence: Did Jesus - and Jesus Alone - Match the Identity of the Messiah?171
11The Medical Evidence: Was Jesus' Death a Sham and His Resurrection a Hoax?191
12The Evidence of the Missing Body: Was Jesus' Body Really Absent from His Tomb?205
13The Evidence of Appearances: Was Jesus Seen Alive after His Death on the Cross?225
14The Circumstantial Evidence: Are There Any Supporting Facts That Point to the Resurrection?244
Conclusion: The Verdict of History: What Does the Evidence Establish - And What Does It Mean Today?259
List of Citations273
Notes281
Index289

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