A Ready Defense The Best Of Josh Mcdowell

Rating:
Summary: This book is fantastic@
Review: A must for the Christian and non-Christian alike. This book gives irrefutable evidence of Christ's resurrection. It brings alive the Christian faith.

Rating:
Summary: A compilation of Josh's best-selling books on Evidences.
Review: A Ready Defense is a compilation based on Josh McDowell's two volume series, Evidence that Demands a Verdict. A Ready Defense takes the outlines that were presented in the Evidence volumes and uses them to present a case for believing in Christianity. A Ready Defense is an excellent sourcebook for anyone looking to explain why they believe in God, or even to explain it to themselves. This is required reading to understand what you believe and why.

Rating:
Summary: An excellent source of information.
Review: A very readable summary of the Evidence That Demands A Verdict books. I highly recommend it!

Rating:
Summary: Josh never proves god, just the bible exists.
Review: An acquaintance,~Rob, didn't appreciate my review of another McDowell book and said I should look up a better book, this one. He probably thinks that Josh won't trump lies down my throat. Okay, I scanned this book randomly. Page 33, Josh states the prior material to page 33 does not prove the bible is the word of god. He outright admits that. Page 34, he says the Bible has always been the Word of God and not voted by men. The Council of Nicea didn't vote which books are to be compiled in the bible which became the Apocrypha? Yes, the men voted on which books became the bible. Page 39, he defines what the Apocrypha is and says that some books are okay if labeled scripture and yet he never says if the Apocrypha is or isn't inspired. Guess it depends on which god you worship, the Catholic or Protestant god. Page 94, he says that we can prove the 10 commandments are a historical document but not inspired by god. I fully agree. The bible is in existence. That is his point. The bible merely being in existence and some believe it to be inspired by a supernatural being is archeological evidence of god. Josh never proves god exists. The main character of his preconceived bias. The bible exists therefore one can believe that it's truly from god. What a leap. The bible is just a mythology book, a masterpiece of fiction. Now, I ask for evidence of god which I never seem to find in the book. Concrete evidence of any form. Page 125 may explain why. The basis for believing in miracles is covered. He says that if you can have enough faith that god created the heavens and the earth like Genesis 1:1 says then you can believe Mary was a virgin and a Mary gave birth to a god made flesh. The Lord Krishna was born of a virgin, but Josh says that jesus is the name of this virgin born god. You can also believe god walked on water he says if you want to. I would really like the see the second one. In the history of the world, one man named jesus could walk on water. A little evidence is required. Page 131 explains how Matthew 12:40 tells of Jonah being inside a sea monster for three days. Is the bible referring to a dinosaur? A little vague and way off in evolutionary time. We simply don't know but I ask for evidence of someone living in a sea being for three days. He then does the same thing for jesus being buried and in the tomb for 3 days and then rising. No real evidence, just some grave-diggers and people wanted the body for an unknown reason. Maybe carnivores ate jesus, we simply don't know. He never proves either 3 day event. Now I am not insulting Josh, just the reason to believe his reference book. He then critiques and compares to Christianity the American-made religions like JW's and Mormons. He explains the negativity of Hinduism, Buddhism, the Moonies and others. In Islam I understand that jesus wasn't god, just maybe a prophet. Are the christians or muslims right about jesus? I hope this is a review you will find full of skepticism based on my own questioning. I didn't have to use any references ~Rob. I appreciate the recommendation, Losing Faith in Faith by Dan Barker but I already bought that from Amazon.com. ...

Rating:
Summary: Josh never proves god, just the bible exists.
Review: An acquaintance,~Rob, didn�t appreciate my review of another McDowell book and said I should look up a better book, this one. He probably thinks that Josh won�t trump lies down my throat. Okay, I scanned this book randomly. Page 33, Josh states the prior material to page 33 does not prove the bible is the word of god. He outright admits that. Page 34, he says the Bible has always been the Word of God and not voted by men. The Council of Nicea didn�t vote which books are to be compiled in the bible which became the Apocrypha? Yes, the men voted on which books became the bible. Page 39, he defines what the Apocrypha is and says that some books are okay if labeled scripture and yet he never says if the Apocrypha is or isn�t inspired. Guess it depends on which god you worship, the Catholic or Protestant god. Page 94, he says that we can prove the 10 commandments are a historical document but not inspired by god. I fully agree. The bible is in existence. That is his point. The bible merely being in existence and some believe it to be inspired by a supernatural being is archeological evidence of god. Josh never proves god exists. The main character of his preconceived bias. The bible exists therefore one can believe that it�s truly from god. What a leap. The bible is just a mythology book, a masterpiece of fiction. Now, I ask for evidence of god which I never seem to find in the book. Concrete evidence of any form. Page 125 may explain why. The basis for believing in miracles is covered. He says that if you can have enough faith that god created the heavens and the earth like Genesis 1:1 says then you can believe Mary was a virgin and a Mary gave birth to a god made flesh. The Lord Krishna was born of a virgin, but Josh says that jesus is the name of this virgin born god. You can also believe god walked on water he says if you want to. I would really like the see the second one. In the history of the world, one man named jesus could walk on water. A little evidence is required. Page 131 explains how Matthew 12:40 tells of Jonah being inside a sea monster for three days. Is the bible referring to a dinosaur? A little vague and way off in evolutionary time. We simply don�t know but I ask for evidence of someone living in a sea being for three days. He then does the same thing for jesus being buried and in the tomb for 3 days and then rising. No real evidence, just some grave-diggers and people wanted the body for an unknown reason. Maybe carnivores ate jesus, we simply don�t know. He never proves either 3 day event. Now I am not insulting Josh, just the reason to believe his reference book. He then critiques and compares to Christianity the American-made religions like JW�s and Mormons. He explains the negativity of Hinduism, Buddhism, the Moonies and others. In Islam I understand that jesus wasn�t god, just maybe a prophet. Are the christians or muslims right about jesus? I hope this is a review you will find full of skepticism based on my own questioning. I didn�t have to use any references ~Rob. I appreciate the recommendation, Losing Faith in Faith by Dan Barker but I already bought that from Amazon.com. ...

Rating:
Summary: Fast Help
Review: I speak with several people about the Lord Jesus Christ every week. I have found that this book is a great resource to help me have a ready explanation for the Hope that we have in the Lord. The topics are very informative, but they are not overpowering. With this resource you are able to look up a topic quickly so that we can share our promises from our Lord quickly and accurately. I would recommend this book to ANYONE that speaks of our Lord to others. You don't need to be a "full-time evangelist" to find this book helpful. This book helps you to speak of the Lord from whatever starting point the person you are talking with is at (see how Phillip did it with the Ethiopian). If you would like to have accurate information about Christianity at your fingerips, this is a great book to have. When you read it, I would recommend that you look up the Bible references that are in it. This book is a great help. Remember that it does not replace the Bible. The Bible was written by God and this was written by men. But I would strongly suggest for any Christian to have this book to help find the information that you would like to share. If you are a Christian, get this book! It will not only help you share the Lord Jesus with others, but it will also be encouraging for you.

Rating:
Summary: Fast Help
Review: I speak with several people about the Lord Jesus Christ every week. I have found that this book is a great resource to help me have a ready explanation for the Hope that we have in the Lord. The topics are very informative, but they are not overpowering. With this resource you are able to look up a topic quickly so that we can share our promises from our Lord quickly and accurately. I would recommend this book to ANYONE that speaks of our Lord to others. You don't need to be a "full-time evangelist" to find this book helpful. This book helps you to speak of the Lord from whatever starting point the person you are talking with is at (see how Phillip did it with the Ethiopian). If you would like to have accurate information about Christianity at your fingerips, this is a great book to have. When you read it, I would recommend that you look up the Bible references that are in it. This book is a great help. Remember that it does not replace the Bible. The Bible was written by God and this was written by men. But I would strongly suggest for any Christian to have this book to help find the information that you would like to share. If you are a Christian, get this book! It will not only help you share the Lord Jesus with others, but it will also be encouraging for you.

Rating:
Summary: Basically a Good Book
Review: It's about time there was a book that provided so many answers (understanding the Bible, history of the Bible, scientific data concerning the Bible, etc) in one place. It's easy to read, easy to find what you're looking for if you don't want to do a read-through, and in a language that invites you in (instead of making you feel stupid for needing such a book!). Josh McDowell is refreshing because he started out to prove Christians wrong, and ended up proving them right. Which gives all of us hope that we too many find reason to believe, even in today's world of "prove it."

Rating:
Summary: A must for new and old Christians
Review: It's about time there was a book that provided so many answers (understanding the Bible, history of the Bible, scientific data concerning the Bible, etc) in one place. It's easy to read, easy to find what you're looking for if you don't want to do a read-through, and in a language that invites you in (instead of making you feel stupid for needing such a book!). Josh McDowell is refreshing because he started out to prove Christians wrong, and ended up proving them right. Which gives all of us hope that we too many find reason to believe, even in today's world of "prove it."

Rating:
Summary: Outstanding Scholarly overview in an easy-to-read format
Review: Josh McDowell combines the skill of a research scholar with the ability of a seasoned writer. This book is a must for those seeking to know not just what they believe but (maybe more importantly) why they believe it. This book has been a thorn in the side of heretics and atheists alike because it dares to say that Christianity is different, unique and the ONE truth. Unlike other publications, Josh reasons from logic and evidence as to why you should believe. If after reading this, you still choose NOT to believe that Jesus is the only way to heaven... it will certainly not be for a lack of clear, articulate, scholarly evidence. It is a must read for every Christian as well as serious skeptics.