Cold-Case Christianity A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels

Name: Cold-Case Christianity A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels
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ISBN: 9781434704696

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Authors: J. Warner Wallace

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Written by an L. A. County homicide detective and former atheist,Cold Case Christianityexamines the claims of the New Testament using the skills and strategies of a hard-to-convince criminal investigator. Christianity could be defined as a “cold case”: it makes a claim about an event from the distant past for which there is little forensic evidence. InCold Case Christianity,J. Warner Wallace uses his nationally recognized skills as a homicide detective to look at the evidence and eyewitnesses behind Christian beliefs. Including gripping stories from his career and the visual techniques he developed in the courtroom, Wallace uses illustration to examine the powerful evidence that validates…

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List price: $18.99
Publisher: David C. Cook
Publication date: 1/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 7.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



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Foreword


Preface


The Detective Way: Moving from "Belief That" to "Belief in"



Learn to Be a Detective: Ten important principles every aspiring detective needs to master



Don't Be a "Know-It-AN": Resisting the influence of dangerous presuppositions



Learn How to "Infer": Understanding the role of "abductive reasoning"



Think "Circumstantially": Respecting the nature of circumstantial evidence



Test Your Witnesses: Evaluating the reliability of witnesses



Hang on Every Word: Examining the choice and meaning of language



Separate Artifacts from Evidence: Determining what's important evidentially



Resist Conspiracy Theories: Recognizing the rarity of true conspiracies



Respect the "Chain of Custody": Establishing reliability by tracing the evidence



Know When "Enough Is Enough": Getting comfortable with your conclusions



Prepare for an Attack: Distinguishing between possible alternatives and reasonable refutations



Examine the Evidence: Applying the principles of investigation to the claims of the New Testament



Were They Present?: Were the Gospels written early enough to have been authored by true eyewitnesses?



Were They Corroborated?: Is the testimony of the gospel writers confirmed by outside sources and evidence?



Were They Accurate?: Did the gospel writers falsely report anything that would invalidate their testimony?



Were They Biased?: Were the gospel writers motivated to lie about their testimony?


Postscript: Becoming a "Two, Decision" Christian Deciding to believe and defend the truth


Appendix Witnesses and Resources: Compiling the resources necessary to make the case


Case Files Expert Witnesses: Identifying the expert witnesses who can testify comprehensively about the evidence described in each chapter


Case Files Assisting Officers: Identifying the officers and detectives who have assisted in making the case for Christianity


Case Files Case Notes: Collecting the data and information supporting the evidence described in each chapter