Re: ABNSAT - Dr Josh McDowell - The Historicity of Jesus Christ

[darrylsloan]

I have McDowell's book "Evidence that Demands a Verdict." From the bits that I've read, I was not impressed with his arguments at all.

[PissedFechtmeister]

@darrylsloan I've read his "Case for Christ" and was underwhelmed. He asks skeptical questions of "scholars", claims that he doubts their answers, says that he'll investigate their claims further since he couldn't rebut them, but then never does. It leaves the reader with the impression that there is no rebuttal. I suppose this works well on the uneducated, but a little research will uncover objections to all his claims.

[EruditeScythian]

@PissedFechtmeister Did McDowell also write a "Case for Christ"? I know Lee Strobel wrote a book by that name.



[PissedFechtmeister]

@EruditeScythian Oops, I confused McDowell with Strobel. Strobel's book is garbage. I haven't read McDowell's book.

[EruditeScythian]

@PissedFechtmeister I haven't read Strobel's book. I want to read that and then read "The Case Against The Case For Christ" by Robert Price

[EruditeScythian]

@darrylsloan Same here. I read ETDAV in the mid eighties and wasn't impressed at all. It's just much ado about nothing.