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Summary: Insightful, deep, and thorough look at Christianity
Review: Lets be honest: people will believe WHAT THEY WANT. If you want to believe in Jesus, you will. If you want to believe that either Jesus didn't exist, or he wasn't from God, you will.
This book is a great book that is in outline form with clear and precise arguments. It addresses several issues non-believers have with Christianity. It is not the end-all be-all of book, but it's a great start. This book wittles away at the illogical arguments against Christianity and the Bible, but it will only be effective if the reader has an open mind.
I didn't give it five stars because it is far from an 'easy,' casual read. It is a great reference book. I also recomend the 'Case for Christ,' 'Case for Creation,' and 'Case for Faith' by Lee Strobel, written with the same sentiments as "Evidence."
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Summary: man this book is big
Review: but complete.. if you question something, it can be found in here. Anyone still refusing to believe after truly seeking the truth is simply trying to justify a life without God..or they are so closed off to the truth they fail to see what is there. If this cannot be seen as truth to you, then you must discount any book you have ever read. There is more proof in Christ than in anything the world has produced. Be like the author, truly attempt to prove it wrong, you will find the truth. Some people will need the day of judgement as proof, sadly by then it's too late.
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Summary: Oh, my eyes!
Review: Plenty of people have reviewed the content of this book (which, by the way, I would give five stars) but I must warn you of the horrible publishing in this mass market edition! Sure, it's cheeper, but it looks like a bad photocopy of McDowell's lecture notes from the 70's. Spare your eyesight and buy the newer edition.
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Summary: Evidence Ruled Inadmissable!
Review: What is the best and most highly recommended book on the market is actually in my not so humble opinion the worst book on the market! ... A HUGE problem is that McDowell seems to state his thesis, bury his readers in an advalanche of quotes, and then draws a highly questionable conclusion! McDowell has in my opinion several pointless chapters that don't need to be included in his book! The first chapter is pointless. How is the uniqueness of the Bible evidence of it's reliability or of it's divine inspiration? ...And why a chapter on the Trilemna? Rather than try to argue that Jesus was more than just a liar or a lunatic..why not just get to the meat of the debate between the faith and it's critics and go straight to the resurrection? These chapters along with that pointless chapter on how the Bible was prepared is excess baggage and is non-essential to forming a good case for Christianity. The chapters that I would see as essential are chapters on the reliability of the Bible ( chapter 4) and the chapter on case for the resurrection. ( What about fulfilled Bible prophecy and Christian experience? I will comment on why these are unnecessary as well)...McDowell merely quotes some of the NT authors for the internal evidence test and doesn't defend their reliability of as eye-witnesses... McDowell doesn't explain away any alleged Bible contradictions... McDowell does nothing to defend the reliability of the Bible against various attacks such as contradictions, inconsistencies, etc.
... McDowell than goes into some of the archeological findings. Here again readers are getting buried with quotes from authorities. However, there was one or two quotes I found questionble! Consider his quotes regarding the tower of Bable and the diversification of languages! ... No tests are shown, no studies are referenced, no arguments are put forth! ... Refuting alternative theories of the resurrection is helpful, but not convincing... McDowell failed miserably in the most important chapter of the book... In conclusion, McDowell's case is only slightly better than Henry Morris' case for the Christian faith. I would recommend this book only to test the effiency of a document-shedder. For Christians who think highly of McDowell's works..for crying out loud! Raise your standards! No wonder the Secular Web had a field day picking this book apart! No judge in his right mind would allow evidence like this to be presented to a jury in the first place!
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