Brad and Jodi Cooper

My Top Pick for Archaeological Evidence for Jesus

Revisado: 07-27-22

EXCELLENT!....Written by an archaeologist it is chock full of archaeological evidence as well as corresponding evidence from ancient writings. It is scholarly ave detailed yet highly accessible to a popular audience. It covers a wide spectrum of the most important archaeological finds, explains the impact of their evidence in detail, and responds to critics of the evidence. Highly recommended.

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Excellent Narration of a Classic

Revisado: 05-07-20

Excellent narration of a classic by a great 19th Century scholar. A great introduction to the Jewish background of the New Testament--yet worthwhile for the consideration of more seasoned scholars. By the Kindle version first and get a bargain PLUS an efficient way to look more closely when you want/need to and to take notes or copy passages into a document.

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AN UPDATED CLASSIC...AMAZING IN BREADTH AND DEPTH

Revisado: 06-10-19

This is now my #1 recommendation for anyone wanting to go deeper into their understanding of apologetics. Josh McDowell has been impacting the world through apologetics for nearly 60 years. And his son Sean is a popular seasoned apologist in his own right.

Josh's first edition of this classic was published nearly 50 years ago (1972). As a high school student, I devoured it in the late 70s. Aside from immersing myself in God's Word, it was probably the most instrumental thing that I did to strengthen my faith in order to weather the many storms of life that would come. As a father and son team, they have produced the most solid edition of this book yet. The book is amazing in its breadth and its depth, and yet it is written in such a way as to be accessible by a more popular audience (older high school and up). The narrator is also excellent, and makes this 43 hour audio book pleasing to listen to.

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A Must Read....or Listen

Revisado: 05-31-19

I just finished listening to Brant Pitre's book _The Case for Jesus_ on Audible. It is absolutely the best thing I have read/listened to in historical Jesus studies--and I have read and listened to a ton. It is very scholarly, featuring a ton of quotes from early church fathers and other ancient works (and top notch scholars) and superb exegesis of difficult passages--BUT so well written that anyone can enjoy it (intentionally written for a popular audience). My new #1 recommendation. It is a must read and/or listen, IMO.

Pitre effectively shows that the most common skeptical arguments against the historicity of the Gospels and the deity of Jesus absolutely fail when stacked up against the evidence.

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Interesting and Helpful With Minor Reservations

Revisado: 05-29-19

I thoroughly enjoyed this and gained some important new insights. There were certain points where I am confident Wright's conclusions are incorrect and others I need to think about more but that I am pretty sure are incorrect. At other places, he remained sufficiently vague so that I was just unsure precisely what he meant but it threw up some red flags for me. Overall, though, this is a very good and helpful biography of Paul.

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EVERY CHRISTIAN SHOULD LISTEN TO THIS

Revisado: 11-27-18

Put this at the top of your list. Os Guinness presents a wealth of wisdom here from many years of deep thinking, broad reading, and fruitful ministry. Be prepared to be challenged and provoked to change and grow.

Note: As a bonus, his style is thoroughly enjoyable and the narrator/reader is excellent.

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