The Case for the Real Jesus

By: Lee Strobel

Narrated by: Lee Strobel

Has modern scholarship debunked the traditional Christ? Has the church suppressed the truth about Jesus to advance its own agenda? What if the real Jesus is far different from the atoning Savior worshipped through the centuries?

In The Case for the Real Jesus, former award-winning legal editor Lee Strobel explores such hot-button questions as:

• Did the church suppress ancient non-biblical documents that paint a more accurate picture of Jesus than the four Gospels?
• Did the church distort the truth about Jesus by tampering with early New Testament texts?
• Do new insights and explanations finally disprove the resurrection?
• Have fresh arguments disqualified Jesus from being the Messiah?
• Did Christianity steal its core ideas from earlier mythology?

Evaluate the arguments and evidence being advanced by prominent atheists, liberal theologians, Muslim scholars, and others. Sift through expert testimony. Then reach your own verdict in The Case for the Real Jesus.

©2007 Lee Strobel (P)2007 Zondervan

Critic reviews

"Evangelical readers will come away with deeper understanding of the various arguments about Jesus." ( Publishers Weekly)

A real search for the truth

If your not afraid to look at the facts this is a fine book that cuts no corner.

conclusions

It was well worth reading and considering the facts. Not a book to read in one sitting because of the details.

Amazing book

Amazing book to help Christians build their faith and defend it. Also great for the searching skeptic

Amazing book. It strengthens your belief in God.

I loved the approach to truth and honesty and was amazed at how much information I learned.

Excellent Book

The book was an excellent rebuttal to many of the criticisms atheist and non-believers had on the divinity of Jesus. It was very well written and very well referenced. I highly recommend for anybody with a genuine curiosity about religion and Christianity.

Well written and well done!

I love all the information that he gathers and how he pushes back on with all the scholars. I enjoy his performance while he reads it and his enthusiasm. Thank you for all your hard work and your willingness to present it to the world!

Solid

Would you listen to The Case for the Real Jesus again? Why?

This is an excellent treatment of the historical evidence, logical implications and conclusions coming from it. The only real way to overcome this carefully presented arguement is to successfully dispute the facts upon which it is constructed. Because the facts are beyond dispute and accepted even by critics of the conclusion, it is hard to see how you can reach any other conclusions than Stroble presents.

Strobel's intellectual honesty and willingness to admit his sketicism at first blush at some responses to his questions, only adds to the strength of the arguments. He often does not take even the third and fourth answers without question. This is a thorough job that demonstrates that Strobel has thought through his subject long before the interviews. He does not let his interviewees off lightly! But he does not adopt an antagonistic tone.

The objection some will raise is that Strobel didn't scream and rant at his interviewees. He treated them respectfully. This will be construed as being soft on the arguements. Obviously Strobel has presuppostions, so he is not going to make a fool of himself by adopting a belligerent approach, just to prove his so called objectivity. But then EVERYONE begins with presuppositions, even skeptics, and skeptics would hardly disqualify themselves on that premise!

All in all this is a good job. I only wish journalists today were as thorough and thoughtful as this when they are covering politics. On average in the news cycle we get nowhere near this level of objective and honest reporting.

Another great book

Another great book. Very detailed, thoroughly researched and highly recommended. I love all the references and the debunking.

I am amazed!

This book was amazing. It gave me so many answers to the questions that I have struggled to answer. Thank you!

True Scholarship

In his book "The Case for the Real Jesus", Lee Strobel does an excellent job of refuting current arguments against Jesus and the gospel. He accomplishes this difficult task through science, research, and scholarly examination of hard evidence. An excellent read; easy to understand and entertaining.