('How much do you love Jesus now?' 'A lot!') Asks personal questions about the subject's religious convictions.Play devil's advocate and ask the person 'tough questions' posed by skeptics.Describe every facet of their education and work history (a classic appeal to authority in hopes the reader will trust the validity of the next few pages).Introduce somebody to serve as the Christian apologist.Insert an anecdote about modern criminal cases and how they were solved by a piece of evidence.Therefore, he is satisfied to give the reader a 'case' as to not negate the importance of faith. He has claimed that the book is balanced because he himself is arguing against the apologists, but at many points in the book he appears extremely reluctant to challenge his subjects.įurther, if Strobel proved the existence of Christ as a historical fact then there would be no room for 'faith'. Furthermore, he conducted interviews only with Christian apologists, and none with atheists or skeptics. 3.15 Conclusion: The Verdict of HistoryĪlthough Strobel claimed to be an atheist when he started this book, many readers have pointed out that he did a very bad job supporting the atheist position.3.14 Chapter 14: The Circumstantial Evidence.3.13 Chapter 13: The Evidence of Appearances.3.12 Chapter 12: The Evidence of the Missing Body.3.10 Chapter 10: The Fingerprint Evidence.3.8 Chapter 8: The Psychological Evidence.3.4 Chapter 4: The Corroborating Evidence.3.3 Chapter 3: The Documentary Evidence.3.2 Chapter 2: Testing the Eyewitness Evidence.

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