tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387588.post6437422686712072175..comments2023-10-18T03:53:59.377-04:00Comments on The Last Debate: Book Review: The Case for ChristAndyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13524483460829802534noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387588.post-15649030683974050152007-07-27T14:56:00.001-04:002007-07-27T14:56:00.001-04:00(and, I am honored to be your friend, and that sor...(and, I am honored to be your friend, and that sort of thing)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387588.post-90402859141982110542007-07-27T14:56:00.000-04:002007-07-27T14:56:00.000-04:00If you were being an idiot, there would be followu...If you were being an idiot, there would be followup ;). This is <I>me</I> we are talking about ;).<BR/><BR/>This was the "You rock" kind :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387588.post-26322915431501747262007-07-26T20:50:00.000-04:002007-07-26T20:50:00.000-04:00Is that...I love you, you're amazing! or, I love y...Is that...I love you, you're amazing! or, I love you, but you're an idiot?Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13524483460829802534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387588.post-59862358543731562102007-07-26T16:40:00.000-04:002007-07-26T16:40:00.000-04:00Andy, I love you :).Andy, I love you :).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387588.post-19333403115741739202007-07-25T12:29:00.000-04:002007-07-25T12:29:00.000-04:00Oh, sorry- I meant "you" in the general sense of t...Oh, sorry- I meant "you" in the general sense of the word, not "you" as in "Andy"tullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01197709180292694356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387588.post-2141307550896216832007-07-24T20:58:00.000-04:002007-07-24T20:58:00.000-04:00I'm not, really. I'm trying to make the point tha...I'm not, really. I'm trying to make the point that for people who think that the resurrection didn't happen -- <I>couldn't</I> have happened, because it's an impossibility -- it doesn't matter how many other historical details the Gospels get right, they're not going to be convincing. As much as we might wish that the Gospels were four independent, objective confirmations of historical events, they're not going to be read that way by skeptics. That's why they call it <I>faith</I>.Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13524483460829802534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387588.post-80832370543713931672007-07-24T20:56:00.000-04:002007-07-24T20:56:00.000-04:00I read The Case for Christ before The Case for Fai...I read The Case for Christ before The Case for Faith, and I think that, since the former was written first, he was certainly sold on Christianity before the second book. I could tell, in reading the Case for Faith that he was anything but objective, but I sensed ample doubt in The Case for Christ. Maybe I was bamboozled, but he seemed almost eager to pounce on contradictions in The Case for Christ at times- like a good reporter should. I think you're being a bit unfair on this one, though I generally agree with you on the second book. <BR/><BR/>Of course, as I said in the post on the latter book, when a book is published by Zondervan, you shouldn't expect it to raise serious doubts against religion.tullyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01197709180292694356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8387588.post-723703252536392562007-07-24T12:22:00.000-04:002007-07-24T12:22:00.000-04:00I think, if you are really looking for solid argum...I think, if you are really looking for solid arguments and research on the historicity of the Gospels, you would be better served by either of these books:<BR/><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Historical-Reliability-Gospels-Craig-Blomberg/dp/0877849927/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-3055181-7244852?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185293398&sr=8-1" REL="nofollow"><BR/>The Historical Reliability of the Gospels</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.amazon.com/Historical-Reliability-Gospels-Craig-Blomberg/dp/0877849927/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-3055181-7244852?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1185293398&sr=8-1" REL="nofollow">Can We Trust the Gospels?: Investigating the Reliability of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John</A><BR/><BR/>I haven't read the latter yet, but I have been (slowly, and painstakingly at times) going through Blomberg's book.tnfpbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06131274962773321240noreply@blogger.com