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Summary: A well-argued and convincing case!
Review: Anyone who is sincerely interested in investigating whether Jesus was merely a man or the Son of God definitely should read this tremendous book. Written by someone who abandoned atheism because of the evidence for Jesus, this book is thoroughly documented and powerfully presented. No wonder it received the Gold Medallion for excellence. As a Christian, my own faith was strengthened because of reading this book, and I know of several seekers who found faith after having read it. Don't be swayed by those who offer no counter-evidence and merely try, for their own reasons, to dissuade others from reading it. I say read it with an open mind and draw your own conclusions. You may find, as I have, that this is the best bbook you've ever read.
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Summary: Not Worth Your Time
Review: I found this book at some points to be interesting, but if I were an atheist, i sure wouldn't be convinced by any of the arguements in this book. None of his arguements are convincing and they lack the sense of being thouroughly thought through. I was able to easily find many holes in his logic and this book did not leave me with a greater affrimation of the life and death of Christ. This is a definate don't-buy.
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Summary: Complete Waste of Time
Review: If you are gullible and are looking for reinforcement in your belief of Christianity, you'll probably like this book. However, if you have any sense of logic or realism, you'll see right through this subjective drivel. Don't waste your time or money.
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Summary: A Powerful Case Against Christ
Review: I am certain that Christ did live and said the things he was supposed to say and did all the things it is believed that he did: which is evidence he was not the son of God. He was a wicked man and, in the words of priest Jean Meslier, "God forgive me for ever teaching Christianity." Thank you, be holy and truthful always.
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Summary: Good starting off point
Review: This book is a good starting off point for those who want to know the historical accuracy of the Bible. The early chapters, about the reliability of the New Testament are very sound. Now, this is not to say that I agree with all his arguments. In fact, I find a few of them lacking, but overall this is an excellent book. I recomend reading the other books as presented in the Bibliography, as I don't think this book is anything more than an introduction.Ignore most of the one-star reviews. They apparently, from what I have read, hate Christians.
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Summary: Very good, not great
Review: I thought the book was a good introductory tool for explaining why Christ makes sense intellectually. Those who are negative on the book claim that there are holes in the logic, that the book was one sided in its presentation, and that it raises more questions than it answers. These objections are ironic since practically every book that's ever been written that's been critical of historical Christianity is guilty of exactly the same things (and in a way that would lap Strobel's work several times over), and even worse since they are also regularly guilty of contrived scholarship. It is noteworthy that those who are critical of the book are long on anger, but short on specific objections that are based on sound scholarship. Strobel is not attempting to answer every objection, detractors of Scripture regularly have to come up with new objections each time they're old objections are shot down by the evidence or sound logic. Strobel is attempting to show in a global sense how the essentials of the Christian faith can be defended. Some specific objections are dealt with, I wish he would have dealt with more. I would also point out that in my view, this is not a book that appeals to the heart. There is very little in the way of testimonial discussion. It's clearly a book designed to get people to think about the historic Christian faith and the contrived scholarship that is regularly the foundation for objections. Because it won't answer every question, the book itself does not present an air tight case - it's not supposed to. But it should be pointed out that there is a great deal of literature that addresses Bible difficulties, alleged contradictions or errors, the uniqueness of the faith, and its historical origins. Strobel's work is not intended to rehash what others have already done. It's a good book, it could have been improved somewhat, but still a good book worth reading, IMHO. It provides a reasonable basis to believe that the Bible is what it claims to be, and that Christ is who He claimed to be. It provides a case that backs up historic Christianity by harmonizing it with what we know to be true.
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Summary: Excellent but only a primer
Review: I bought this book a few days ago and just finished reading it. "The Case for Christ" is a well-written and imaginative book. Strobel, acting as a sort of devil's advocate and defense attourney, mounts a case in this book for the traditional Christian understanding of Christ. By interviewing a number of "expert-witnesses," he pulls off a generally compelling argument for the historical credibility of Christian claims concerning Christ. Generally, the chapters are pithy and colourful, dealing directly with the issues that many skeptics raise. Yet, in some places I wish there could have been more elaboration of and justification of the positions taken. This is especially the case with Strobel's interviews with Gregory Boyd, D. A. Carson and Ben Witherington III, which are, in my opinion, the weakest links in the whole book. Of course, the issues discussed by these scholars are very complex and do not lend themselves to easy summary! Nevertheless, more detail here would have been good to make a really compelling case. Overall, this book does a good job of doing what it sets out to do: convince people that historic Christian beliefs about Jesus are not fanciful or ludicrous. But, for more naunced, in-depth discussion, I refer you to the likes of N. T. Wright.
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Summary: Truth
Review: God has made foolish the wisdom of the world. I highly recommend this book to all those seeking God in spirit and truth. I warn those seeking to make one more sacrifice to the idol of their own intellect: unless you come seeking truth in all humility, you may not find what you are looking for. However, for all those interested in Jesus (not just "the historical Jesus") I give this book my full endorsement.
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Summary: The Reviews Look Similar to the Reviews of Christ Himself
Review: I have read the reviews AND the book. What I have found is that generally speaking, lovers of God, love the book, haters of God, hate the book, and those who have real questions find the book to be very useful in answering them. These trends alone would be enough for me to put the book in the keeper column. However, I also have read the book a number of times, and I found it to be well written and very informative. If you have real questions, you will get real answers. If you are interested in real issues about biblical reliability, or reliability of the record for Christ you will find help. I gather from the reviews here and from the author's bibliographies at the end of each chapter, that this book is an introduction to the many issues covered. Stobel urges the reader to keep studying the issues for which they still have questions. If you want answers to your questions, read the book. On the other hand, if you want another book to give you reasons to deny God and Christ, don't bother. The book won't be of any use to you.
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Summary: Very weak book
Review: I bought this book on the suggestion of a pastor. Well there was my first mistake ! This book is 100% geared to the fundamentalist crowd. Anyone who is not fundamentalist will see huge holes in his logic very quickly. I found it to be a huge disapointment. The book's conclusions are made extremely quickly with no scholarly discussion. If you are not a fundamentalist christian you will quickly reject this book as shallow and not worthy of your time.
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