• The Case for Christ

  • A Journalist's Personal Investigation of the Evidence for Jesus
  • By: Lee Strobel
  • Narrated by: Lee Strobel
  • Length: 2 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (314 ratings)

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The Case for Christ

By: Lee Strobel
Narrated by: Lee Strobel
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A seasoned journalist chases down the biggest story in history.

The Project: Determine if there's credible evidence that Jesus of Nazareth really is the Son of God. The Reporter: Lee Strobel, educated at Yale Law School, award-winning former legal editor of the Chicago Tribune - with a background of atheism. The Experts: A dozen scholars, with doctorates from Cambridge, Princeton, Brandeis, and other top-flight institutions, who are recognized authorities on Jesus. The Story: Retracing his own spiritual journey, Strobel cross-examines the experts with tough, point-blank questions:

  • How reliable is the New Testament?
  • Does evidence exist for Jesus outside the Bible?
  • Is there any reason to believe the resurrection was an actual historical event?

This audio adaptation of Lee Strobel's remarkable Gold Medallion Award-winning book packs the energy of a captivating, fast-paced novel. But it's not fiction. It's a riveting quest for the truth about history's most compelling figure. What will your verdict be in The Case for Christ?

©1998 Lee Strobel (P)1998 Zondervan Publishing

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Only a partial book

Even though this states it is "unabridged", the author only reads a few chapters...not the entire book!!! If you want to hear the entire book, choose the other one!

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Excellent

Excellent introductory apologetics.

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A gentle breeze could sway Strobel

I certainly wouldn't want Mr. Lee Strobel investigating my murder. It's like he set out to convince himself...and succeeded.
Man proceeds to interviews the indoctrinated and uses scripture to make his case. Whilst interviewing "experts" they never provide data that "I" can go look, short of the bible.
His sources are hardly objective. Lee for that matter is hardly objective. And of course we end it all with the obligatory "You have to believe to see it"
Mostly just feel bad for his then 5 year old daughter. Who was taught that the power to stop boozing, stabbing his colleagues in the back, and to start loving his family, comes from a magical sky daddy and now within one's self.

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Poorly done

Lee Strobel has no idea what the word scrutiny means. He only uses the bible to demonstrate that the bible is correct. If you’re looking for a persuasive argument check out Richard Dawkins. Regardless on who is correct Strobel’s arguments are lame.

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BEWARE

I bought this audiobook because I had to read this book for school but BEWARE IT IS NOT THE ACTUAL FULL BOOK!! this is a very limited heavily condensed version that skips 3 out of 4 pages and on the pages that are read does not even read them all!

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Case for Christ

I am surprised it is full price for an abridged version... It is a good book otherwise.

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The real jesus was inside us all along

A poor attempt at apologetics that ends with “if you feel like christ is true, that means It’s true for you!”

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Abridged

The audio book made a convincing argument however it is an abridged version of the actual book. Much powerful analysis was omitted. In the end the audio version was sufficient to win the case for Christ!

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The facts

If anyone has any questions in regards to Jesus and historical facts, they would greatly benefit from reading this book.

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Neither Interesting Nor Convincing

This is a very poor attempt at Christian apologetics. It's full of holes, contradictions, and confusion. Entire chapters are not really relevant to the topic. Lee's idea of what God is like sometimes feels very weak; his version is ignorant, impotent, and possibly evil. It doesn't feel very Christian at all.

I'm not entirely convinced that Lee Strobel was ever an atheist since his reasons for being one are extremely shallow and sound "fake". That is, it sounds like a Christian caricature of what an "atheist believes", like holding a grudge against God, etc.

The author's father feels more like a fictional character. He is presented as a skeptic but does not at all act with skepticism. He seems more like a person who has not bothered to seriously think about these kinds of questions and simply accepts whatever "sounds intelligent" without pushing back with real criticism.

This book would not be convincing to an agnostic or atheist and is not useful to Christians who hope to defend their faith.

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