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Case for Christ, The

by Lee Strobel

Published 19981,728 pagesISBN 978-0-3102-2605-5

"There's little question that he actually lived. But miracles? Rising from the dead? Some of the stories you hear about him sound like just that - stories. A reasonable person would never believe them, let alone the claim that he's the only way to God! But a reasonable person would also make sure that he or she understood the facts before jumping to conclusions. That's why Lee Strobel - an award-winning legal journalist with a knack for asking tough questions - decided to investigate Jesus for himself. An atheist, Strobel felt certain his findings would bring Christianity's claims about Jesus tumbling down like a house of cards. He was in for the surprise of his life. Join him as he retraces his journey from skepticism to faith. You'll consult expert testimony as you sift through the truths that history, science, psychiatry, literature, and religion reveal. Like Strobel, you'll be amazed at the evidence - how much there is, how strong it is, and what it says. The facts are in. What will your verdict be in The Case for Christ?"

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Nonfiction, Spiritual, Fiction. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.

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Nonfiction · Spiritual · Fiction

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Dark tone · Measured pace

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Reading lengthA longer, immersive read1,728 pages in this edition
Publication eraModernFirst published or edition dated 1998
Primary categoryNonfictionAlso cataloged under Spiritual and Fiction
ISBN-13
978-0-3102-2605-5
Language
English
Edition record
OL9488114M
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Best when you want to settle into a longer reading experience.

Begin with its place in Nonfiction, then notice where the book resists that label.

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Read for connection, not completion.

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Three questions to carry with you

  1. Whose perspective organizes the story, and whose perspective remains outside it?
  2. Which sources or lived experiences carry the author’s central argument?
  3. How does the book change the way you understand its larger subject?

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