The Case for Christmas: A Journalist Investigates the Identity of the Child in the Manger

Synopsis

Who was in the manger that first Christmas morning? And how can we know for sure?In this completely revised and updated edition of The Case for Christmas--reflecting the latest scholarship and research--award-winning legal journalist Lee Strobel weighs the evidence to distinguish myth from truth about what happened in Bethlehem.What can we know about the events of Christmas morning? And, most importantly, who was born that day? Some say the newborn baby would become a great moral leader. Others, a social critic. Still others view Jesus as a profound philosopher, a rabbi, a feminist, a prophet, and more. Many are convinced he was the divine Son of God. But who was he really--and how can we know for sure?Evaluating and organizing the biblical, historical, and textual evidence, Strobel searches out the true identity of the child in the manger, analyzing:The latest, most up-to-date scholarship and researchThe historical reliability of the accounts of Jesus's birthThe evidence for the virgin birthThe array of Old Testament prophecies fulfilled by the birth of JesusThe most common questions about the story of Christmas Join Strobel as he invites us to push past the distractions of the holiday season and come into the presence of the baby who was born to change us and rewrite our eternal destination: the greatest gift of all.

Copyright:

2025

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

128 Pages

ISBN-13:

9780310371045

Related ISBNs:

9780310858140, 9780310371052, 9780310371038, 9780310268918, 9780310340591

Publisher:

Zondervan

Date of Addition:

09/09/25

Copyrighted By:

Lee Strobel

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Self-Help, Religion and Spirituality

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Bookshare Staff

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