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Who was in the manger that first Christmas morning? Some say he 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. Who was he—really? And how can you know for sure? Consulting experts on the Bible, archaeology, and messianic prophecy, Lee Strobel searches out the true identity of the child in the manger. Join him as he asks the tough, pointed questions you’d expect from an award-winning legal journalist. If Jesus really was God in the flesh, then there ought to be credible evidence, including Eyewitness Evidence—Can the biographies of Jesus be trusted? Scientific Evidence—What does archaeology reveal? Profile Evidence—Did Jesus fulfill the attributes of God? Fingerprint Evidence—Did Jesus uniquely match the identity of the Messiah? The Case for Christmas invites you to consider why Christmas matters in the first place. Somewhere beyond the traditions of the holiday lies the truth. It may be more compelling than you’ve realized. Weigh the facts . . . and decide for yourself.
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Who was in the manger that first Christmas morning?Some say he 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. Who was he--really? And how can you know for sure?Consulting experts on the Bible, archaeology, and messianic prophecy, Lee Strobel searches out the true identity of the child in the manger. Join him as he asks the tough, pointed questions you'd expect from an award-winning legal journalist. If Jesus really was God in the flesh, then there ought to be credible evidence, including Eyewitness Evidence--Can the biographies of Jesus be trusted? Scientific Evidence--What does archaeology reveal? Profile Evidence--Did Jesus fulfill the attributes of God? Fingerprint Evidence--Did Jesus uniquely match the identity of the Messiah?The Case for Christmas invites you to consider why Christmas matters in the first place. Somewhere beyond the traditions of the holiday lies the truth. It may be more compelling than you've realized. Weigh the facts . . . and decide for yourself.
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THE EYEWITNESS EVIDENCE:CAN THE BIOGRAPHIESOF JESUS BE TRUSTED?When I first met soft-spoken Leo Carter, he was aseventeen-year-old veteran of Chicago's grittiestneighborhood. His testimony had put three killers inprison. And he was still carrying a .38-caliber slug in hishead---a grisly reminder of a horrific saga that began whenhe witnessed Elijah Baptist gun down a local grocer.Leo and a friend, Leslie Scott, were playing basketballwhen they saw Elijah, then sixteen years old, slay SamBlue outside his grocery store. Leo had known the grocersince childhood. 'When we didn't have any food, he'dgive us some,' Leo explained to me. 'So when I went tothe hospital and they said he was dead, I knew I'd haveto testify about what I saw.'Eyewitness testimony is powerful. One of the mostdramatic moments in a trial is when a witness describesthe crime that he or she saw and then points confidentlytoward the defendant as being the perpetrator. Elijah Baptistknew that the only way to avoid prison would be tosomehow prevent Leo Carter and Leslie Scott from doingjust that.So Elijah and two of his pals staged an ambush. Leslieand Leo's brother, Henry, were brutally murdered, while Leowas shot in the head and left for dead. But somehow, againstall odds, Leo lived. The bullet, in a place too precarious tobe removed, remained in his skull. Despite searing headachesthat strong medication couldn't dull, he became the sole eyewitnessagainst Elijah Baptist and his two cohorts. His wordwas good enough to land them in prison for the rest of theirlives.Leo Carter is one of my heroes. He made sure justicewas served, even though he paid a monumental price for it.When I think of eyewitness testimony, even to this day---thirty years later---his face still appears in my mind.2TESTIMONY FROM DISTANT TIMEYes, eyewitness testimony can be compelling and convincing.When a witness has had ample opportunity toobserve a crime, when there's no bias or ulterior motives,when the witness is truthful and fair, the climactic act ofpointing out a defendant in a courtroom can be enoughto doom that person to prison or worse.And eyewitness testimony is just as crucial in investigatinghistorical matters---even the issue of whether theChristmas manger really contained the unique Son of God.But what eyewitness accounts do we possess? Do wehave the testimony of anyone who personally interactedwith Jesus, who listened to his teachings, who saw his miracles,who witnessed his death, and who encountered himafter his alleged resurrection? Do we have any records fromfirst-century 'journalists' who interviewed eyewitnesses,asked tough questions, and faithfully recorded what theyscrupulously determined to be true?I knew that just as Leo Carter's testimony clinched theconvictions of three brutal murderers, eyewitness accountsfrom the mists of distant time could help resolve the mostimportant spiritual issue of all. To get solid answers, I flewto Denver to interview a scholar who literally wrote thebook on the topic: Dr. Craig Blomberg, author of TheHistorical Reliability of the Gospels.INTERVIEW: CRAIG L. BLOMBERG, PHDCraig Blomberg is widely considered one of the country'sforemost authorities on the biographies of Jesus,which are called the four gospels. He received his doctoratein New Testament from Aberdeen University in Scotland,later serving as a senior research fellow for Tyndale Houseat Cambridge University in England, where he was partof an elite group of international scholars that produceda series of acclaimed works on Jesus. He is currently a professorof New Testament at Denver Seminary.As he settled into a high-back chair in his office, cupof coffee in hand, I too sipped some coffee to ward off theColorado chill. Because I sensed Blomberg was a get-tothe-point kind of guy, I decided to start my interview bycutting to the core of the issue.'Tell me this,' I said with an edge of challenge in myvoice, 'is it really possible to be an intelligent, criticallythinking person and still believe that the four gospels werewritten by the people whose names have been attached tothem?'Blomberg set his coffee cup on the edge of his deskand looked intently at me. 'The answer is yes,' he saidwith conviction.He sat back and continued. 'It's important to acknowledgethat strictly speaking, the gospels are anonymous.But the uniform testimony of the early church was thatMatthew, also known as Levi, the tax collector and one ofThe Eyewitness Evidence 15the twelve disciples, was the author of the first gospel inthe New Testament; that John Mark, a companion ofPeter, was the author of the gospel we call Mark; and thatLuke, known as Paul's 'beloved physician,' wrote both thegospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles.''How uniform was the belief that they were the authors?'I asked.'There are no known competitors for these threegospels,' he said. 'Apparently, it was just not in dispute.'Even so, I wanted to test the issue further. 'Excuse myskepticism,' I said, 'but would anyone have had a motivationto lie by claiming these people wrote these gospels,when they really didn't?'Blomberg shook his head. 'Probably not. Remember,these were unlikely characters,' he said, a grin breakingon his face. 'Mark and Luke weren't even among thetwelve disciples. Matthew was, but as a former hated taxcollector, he would have been the most infamous characternext to Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Jesus!'Contrast this with what happened when the fancifulApocryphal Gospels were written much later. Peoplechose the names of well-known and exemplary figuresto be their fictitious authors---Philip, Peter, Mary, James.Those names carried much more weight than the namesof Matthew, Mark, and Luke. So to answer your question,there would not have been any reason to attribute authorshipto these three less respected people if it weren't true.'That sounded logical, but it was obvious that he wasleaving out one of the gospel writers. 'What about John?'I asked. 'He was extremely prominent; in fact, he wasn'tjust one of the twelve disciples but one of Jesus' inner three,along with James and Peter.'
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