Bibliograph

Evidence that demands a verdict, life-changing truth for a skeptical world, Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell, PhD

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Evidence that demands a verdict, life-changing truth for a skeptical world, Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell, PhD

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 723-774) and indexes

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Evidence that demands a verdict

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

973531337

Responsibility statement

Josh McDowell and Sean McDowell, PhD

Sub title

life-changing truth for a skeptical world

Summary

The truth of the Bible doesn't change, but its critics do. The McDowells gave Christian readers the answers they needed to defend their faith against the harshest critics and skeptics. This updated edition brings historical documentation to bear on the trustworthiness of the Bible and its teachings

Table Of Contents

Revising Evidence that demands a verdict -- He changed my life -- Introduction -- Prologue: a Theistic universe -- Evidence for the Bible. The uniqueness of the Bible ; How we got the Bible ; Is the New Testament historically reliable? ; Have the Old Testament manuscripts been accurately transmitted? ; Gnostic gospels and other nonbiblical texts -- Evidence for Jesus. The historical existence of Jesus ; The lofty claims of Jesus ; The trilemma: Lord, liar, lunatic? ; Old Testament prophecies fulfilled in Jesus Christ ; The resurrection: hoax or history? ; Is Christianity a copycat religion? ; The deity of Jesus: an investigation ; The martyrdom of the apostles -- Evidence for the Old Testament. The Old Testament and ancient Near Eastern influences ; Biblically faithful approaches to Genesis ; Archaeology and the Old Testament ; The historical Adam ; The historicity of the patriarchs ; The historicity of the exodus ; The historicity of the conquest ; The historicity of the united monarchy ; The historicity of the divided monarchy and the exilic period ; The composition of the Pentateuch ; The composition of the Book of Isaiah ; The historicity of Daniel ; Alleged contradictions in the Old Testament -- Evidence for truth. The nature of truth ; The knowability of truth ; Answering postmodernism ; Answering skepticism ; Are miracles possible? ; Is history knowable? -- Epilogue: Final thoughts -- Appendix: Responding to the challenges of Bart Ehrman

Target audience

adult

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