Can we trust the gospels?

In contemporary evangelicalism, many Christians would say it doesn't matter if the Gospel accounts are historically accurate as long as you have some sort of experience. But we are asked in scripture to have faith in a real person (Christ) who did something extraordinary for us in a real place in time. Faith does not have to be void of facts. How can anyone have faith in something that didn't really happen? The apostle Paul wrote in view of real events in 1 Corinthians 15:1-8. That's why I'm recommending this book.

In this postmodern world that attacks the credibility of the Bible and in particular the four Gospels, this is a great book explaining why the Gospels are reliable. The book takes an objective approach, examining New Testament critics and their claims fairly, but does so without getting to scholarly. It was written with the average person in mind. I may not agree with every conclusion the author makes, but taken as a whole, the book does a great job defending the Gospels from the criticisms of so-called scholars.

Most kids going into college are unprepared for the onslaught they will face from professors with an anti-Christian world view.

In the midst of attacks on scripture such as The Da Vinci Code to The Jesus Seminars, this book would benefit anyone who may have doubts about the historicity of Gospels or who wants to give a reason for the hope that lies within us.

Brian