The Case for Easter by Lee Strobel

**lankylil** on Sun Apr 15, 2012 10:10 am

24. The Case for Easter: A Journalist Investigates the Evidence for the Resurrection: by Lee Strobel

"Did Jesus of Nazareth really rise from the dead? Of the many world religions, only one claims that its founder returned from the grave. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the very cornerstone of Christianity. But a dead man coming back to life? In our sophisticated age, when myth has given way to science, who can take such a claim seriously? Some argue that Jesus never died on the cross. Conflicting accounts make the empty tomb seem suspect. And post-crucifixion sightings of Jesus have been explained in psychological terms.How credible is the evidence for---and against---the resurrection? Focusing his award-winning skills as a legal journalist on history's most compelling enigma, Lee Strobel retraces the startling findings that led him from atheism to belief. Drawing on expert testimony first shared in his blockbuster book The Case for Christ, Strobel examines: The Medical Evidence---Was Jesus' death a sham and his resurrection a hoax? The Evidence of the Missing Body---Was Jesus' body really absent from his tomb? The Evidence of Appearances---Was Jesus seen alive after his death on the cross? Written in a hard-hitting journalistic style, The Case for Easter probes the core issues of the resurrection. Jesus Christ, risen from the dead: superstitious myth or life-changing reality? The evidence is in. The verdict is up to you."

http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Case-Easter-Ressurrection-ebook/dp/B000SESHY4/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1334476919&sr=1-4

This was an interesting read. Lee was a journalist for the Chicago Tribune with journalism and law degrees. He was an atheist. His wife converted to Christianity … and he decided to investigate Christianity in the same way that he would any other journalistic piece of work. He spoke to leading experts in various fields about crucifixion and resurrection. The purpose of the research was to debunk his wife’s new belief system. The proof that he was presented with convinced him of the reality of Jesus and he became a Christian himself.

I am already a Christian myself so the book only verified some of the things that I already knew. I did like Lee Strobel’s way of methodically looking at each aspect of the core basis of the Christian faith … the book isn’t fussy or bogged down in unnecessary long explanations. Instead the language is simple and to the point. He took his questions to the experts and let them explain their beliefs and evidence. The evidence, in my opinion, is irrefutable but as I have already stated, I am already a Christian.

A lot of the information presented in the book I already knew. However, some of the medical aspects were new to me and I found it interesting (if somewhat distressing in places). The medical side of the crucifixion was examined and discussed. A very detailed description of each stage of the process proves that it could not have been survived and the talk of Jesus actually swooning on the cross and being taken down (believed dead) is debunked. Valid points are made about society at that time, about women and class.

One point that I thought was well made was that of the Disciples after Jesus had left them. They spent the rest of their lives proclaiming that the man that they knew was the Son of God. Now, if Jesus had really been mortal and died on the cross, they would have known that they were wrong about Him. The normal response to this would have been for them to try to take up the threads of their previous lives and forget that they had ever met Him. Instead they allowed themselves to live the rest of their lives in poverty, being beaten and tortured in the name of Jesus. It would seem a high price to pay for a lie.

Inver on Sun Apr 15, 2012 6:37 pm

Sounds like an interesting read Nicky....I'm up and down with my reglious beliefs at the moment. Sounds like it leaves it up to you to make up your mind about things.

**lankylil** on Sun Apr 15, 2012 7:06 pm

Inver wrote:Sounds like an interesting read Nicky....I'm up and down with my reglious beliefs at the moment. Sounds like it leaves it up to you to make up your mind about things.

It was interesting and I think that I would have found it so even had I not been a Christian Very Happy

**Weave** on Tue Apr 24, 2012 4:08 pm

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