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

Josh McDowell, Sean McDowell

Thomas Nelson, Oct 3, 2017 - Religion - 880 pages

Everything you need to effectively defend the truths of the Bible and the beliefs of the Christian faith.

Winner of the 2018 ECPA Christian Book award for Bible Reference Works.

The truth of the Bible doesn't change, but its critics do. Now with his son, Sean McDowell, speaker and author Josh McDowell has updated and expanded the modern apologetics classic for a new generation.

Evidence That Demands a Verdict provides an expansive defense of Christianity's core truths, rebuttals to some recent and popular forms of skepticism, and insightful responses to the Bible's most difficult and misused passages. It invites readers to bring their doubts and doesn't shy away from the tough questions.

Topics and questions are covered in four main parts:

• Evidence for the Bible
• Evidence for Jesus
• Evidence for the Old Testament
• Evidence for Truth

Also included, you'll find:

• An introduction about the biblical mandate to defend one's faith and why our faith is built on facts.
• A prologue describing why we live in a theistic universe.
• A closing response to the specific challenges of atheist New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman.
• Two reflections: "How to Know God Personally" and "He Changed My Life."

Serving as a go-to reference for even the toughest questions, Evidence that Demands a Verdict continues to encourage and strengthen millions by providing Christians the answers they need to defend their faith against the harshest critics and skeptics.

"Here's a treasure trove of apologetic gems! This is an indispensable book that all Christians should keep within reach." —Lee Strobel, bestselling author of The Case for Christ

Contents

• Foreword: xv
• Preface: xvii
• Acknowledgments: xix
• Revising Evidence That Demands a Verdict: xxi
• He Changed My Life: xxv
• Introduction: xxxi
• A Theistic Universe: lix
• Evidence for the Bible: 1
• Evidence for Jesus: 141
• Evidence for the Old Testament: 369
• Evidence for Truth: 603
• Final Thoughts: 703
• Responding to the Challenges of Bart Ehrman: 705
• Bibliography: 723
• Author Index: 775
• Subject Index: 787
• How to Know God Personally: 795

About the author

For over 60 years Josh McDowell has provided breakthrough moments for more than 45 million people in 139 countries about the evidence for Christianity and the difference the Christian faith makes in the world. Through his work with Cru and the global outreach of Josh McDowell Ministry, millions of people worldwide have been exposed to the love of Christ. He is the author or coauthor of more than 150 books, including such classics as More Than a Carpenter and Evidence That Demands a Verdict.

Dr. Sean McDowell is a gifted communicator with a passion for equipping the church, especially young people, to make the case for the Christian faith. He connects with audiences through humor and stories while imparting hard evidence and logical support of a biblical worldview. Sean is an associate professor in Talbot School of Theology’s Christian Apologetics program at Biola University. Sean is an internationally recognized speaker and the author, co-author, or editor of numerous books. He has a popular YouTube channel in which he discusses apologetics, culture, and worldview issues and regularly hosts conversations with non-Christians. He blogs regularly at seanmcdowell.org and engages a range of different social media platforms.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Evidence That Demands a Verdict: Life-Changing Truth for a Skeptical World
• Authors: Josh McDowell, Sean McDowell
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson, 2017
• ISBN: 1401676715, 9781401676711
• Length: 880 pages
• Subjects: Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / New Testament; Religion / Christian Living / Spiritual Growth; Religion / Christian Ministry / Evangelism; Religion / Christian Theology / Apologetics