Ebook: Evidence That Demands a Verdict: Life-Changing Truth for a Skeptical World

Revising Evidence that demands a verdict -- He changed my life -- Introduction -- Prologue: a Theistic universe -- Evidence for the Bible. The uniqueness of the Bible ; How we got the Bible ; Is the New Testament historically reliable? ; Have the Old Testament manuscripts been accurately transmitted? ; Gnostic gospels and other nonbiblical texts -- Evidence for Jesus. The historical existence of Jesus ; The lofty claims of Jesus ; The trilemma: Lord, liar, lunatic? ; Old Testament prophecies fulfilled in Jesus Christ ; The resurrection: hoax or history? ; Is Christianity a copycat religion? ; The deity of Jesus: an investigation ; The martyrdom of the apostles -- Evidence for the Old Testament. The Old Testament and ancient Near Eastern influences ; Biblically faithful approaches to Genesis ; Archaeology and the Old Testament ; The historical Adam ; The historicity of the patriarchs ; The historicity of the exodus ; The historicity of the conquest ; The historicity of the united monarchy ; The historicity of the divided monarchy and the exilic period ; The composition of the Pentateuch ; The composition of the Book of Isaiah ; The historicity of Daniel ; Alleged contradictions in the Old Testament -- Evidence for truth. The nature of truth ; The knowability of truth ; Answering postmodernism ; Answering skepticism ; Are miracles possible? ; Is history knowable? -- Epilogue: Final thoughts -- Appendix: Responding to the challenges of Bart Ehrman.;The truth of the Bible doesn't change, but its critics do. The McDowells gave Christian readers the answers they needed to defend their faith against the harshest critics and skeptics. This updated edition brings historical documentation to bear on the trustworthiness of the Bible and its teachings.;"The modern apologetics classic that started it all is now completely revised and updated—because the truth of the Bible doesn’t change, but its critics do. With the original Evidence That Demands a Verdict, bestselling author Josh McDowell gave Christian readers the answers they needed to defend their faith against the harshest critics and skeptics. Since that time, Evidence has remained a trusted resource for believers young and old. Bringing historical documentation and the best modern scholarship to bear on the trustworthiness of the Bible and its teachings, this extensive volume has encouraged and strengthened millions. Now, with his son Sean McDowell, Josh McDowell has updated and expanded this classic resource for a new generation. This is a book that invites readers to bring their doubts and doesn’t shy away from the tough questions"--Amazon.com.