TY - BOOK AU - Strobel,Lee AU - Vogel, Jane TI - The case for Christ: a journalist's personal investigation of the evidence for Jesus SN - 9780310761808 AV - BT203 .S77 2017 U1 - 232.9/08 21 PY - 2017/// CY - Grand Rapids, Michigan PB - Zondervan KW - Jesus Christ KW - Apologetics KW - Christian life KW - fast KW - Authority KW - Religious aspects KW - Christology N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-324) and index; Introduction : Reopening the investigation of a lifetime -- Pt. 1: Examining the record. The eyewitness evidence: Can the biographies of Jesus be trusted? / with Dr. Craig Blomberg ; Testing the eyewitness evidence: Do the biographies of Jesus stand up to scrutiny? / with Dr. Craig Blomberg ; The documentary evidence: Were Jesus' biographies reliably preserved for us? / with Dr. Bruce Metzger ; The corroborating evidence: Is there credible evidence for Jesus outside his biographies? / with Dr. Edwin Yamauchi ; The scientific evidence: Does archaeology confirm or contradict Jesus' biographies? / with Dr. John McRay ; The rebuttal evidence: Is the Jesus of history the same as the Jesus of faith? / with Dr. Gregory Boyd -- Pt. 2: Analyzing Jesus The identity evidence: Was Jesus really convinced that he was the Son of God? / with Dr. Ben Witherington III ; The psychological evidence: Was Jesus crazy when he claimed to be the Son of God? / with Dr. Gary Collins ; The profile evidence: Did Jesus fulfill the attributes of God? / with Dr. D.A. Carson ; The fingerprint evidence: Did Jesus--and Jesus alone--match the identity of the Messiah? / with Louis Lapides -- Pt. 3: Researching the resurrection. The medical evidence: Was Jesus' death a sham and his resurrection a hoax? / with Dr. Alexander Metherell ; The evidence of the missing body: Was Jesus' body really absent from his tomb? / with Dr. William Lane Craig ; The evidence of appearances : Was Jesus seen alive after his death on the cross? / with Dr. Gary Habermas ; The circumstantial evidence ": Are there any supporting facts that point to the resurrection? / with Dr. J.P. Moreland ; Conclusion : The verdict of history: What does the evidence establish--and what does it mean today? ER -