The Case For Christ
Recommended Reading For Further Evidence

Following are resources that I have read and worked from in preparing my lessons. These books and resources are good for reading and I feel you will learn a lot more detail on the subjects discussed in class.

Lesson #1: The Eyewitness Evidence

Is the New Testament History? by Paul Barnett, Vine, 1986
The Historical Reliability of the Gospels by Craig Blomberg, InterVarsity Press, 1987
The New Testament Documents: Are They Reliable? by F.F. Bruce, Eerdmans, 1960
The Evidence for Jesus by R.T. France, InterVarsity Press, 1986

Lesson #2: Testing The Eyewitness Evidence

The Encyclopedia of Bible Difficulties by Gleason Archer, Zondervan, 1982
"The Historical Reliability of the New Testament" In Reasonable Faith by Craig Blomberg, Crossway, 1994
"Where Do We Start Studying Jesus?" In Jesus Under Fire by Michael Wilkins, Zondervan, 1995
The Living Word by James Dunn, Fortress, 1988
I Believe in the Historical Jesus by Howard Marshall, Eerdmans, 1977

Lesson #3: The Documentary Evidence

The Canon of Scripture by F.F. Bruce, InterVarsity Press, 1988
A General Introduction to the Bible by Norman Geisler & William Nix, Moody Press, 1980
The Canon of the New Testament by Bruce Metzger, Clarendon Press, 1987

Lesson #4: The Corroborative Evidence

Jesus and Christian Origins Outside the New Testament by F.F. Bruce, Eerdmans, 1974
The Historical Jesus by Gary Habermas, College Press, 1996
He Walked Among Us by Josh McDowell & Bill Wilson, Nelson, 1994

Lesson #5: The Scientific Evidence

The Archeology of the New Testament by Jack Finegan, Princeton University Press, 1992
Archeology and the New Testament by John McRay, Baker, 1991
The Bible and Archeology by J.A. Thompson, Eerdmans, 1975
The Stones and the Scriptures by Edwin Yamauchi, Lippencott, 1972

Lesson #6: The Identity Evidence

The Self-Understanding of Jesus In Reasonable Faith by William Craig, Crossway, 1994
The Origins of New Testament Christology by Howard Marshall, InterVarsity Press, 1976
The Origins of Christology by C.F.D Moule, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1977
The Christology of Jesus by Ben Witherington, Fortress, 1990

Lesson #7: The Psychological Evidence

Can You Trust Psychology by Gary Collins, InterVarsity Press, 1988
Christian Counseling: A Comprehensive Guide, Word, 1988
The Soul Search, Nelson, 1988
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis, Collins-Fontana, 1942

Lesson #8: The Profile Evidence

Jesus As God by Murray Harris, Baker, 1993
The Deity of Christ by W.J. Martin, Moody Press, 1964
Jesus: A Biblical Defense of His Deity by Josh McDowell & Bart Larson, Here's Life, 1983
Basic Christianity by John Scott, Eerdmans, 1986
Was Christ God? by Spiros Zodhiates, Eerdmans, 1966

Lesson #9: The Fingerprint Evidence

Jesus Was A Jew by Arnold Fruchtenbaum, Ariel Ministries, 1981
What the Rabbis Know About the Messiah by Rachmiel Frydland, Messianic, 1993
The Messiah in the Old Testament by Walter Kaiser, Zondervan, 1995
Y'shua, the Jewish Way to Say Jesus by Moishe Rosen, Moody Press, 1982
Jewish Doctors Meet the Great Physician by Ruth Rosen, Purple Pomegranate, 1997
Betrayed by Stan Telchin, Chosen, 1982

Lesson #10: Was Jesus Death a Hoax?

On the Physical Death of Jesus Christ in Journal of the American Medical Association by William Edwards, March 21, 1986, Pages 1455-64
Crucify Him by Dale Foreman, Zondervan, 1990
The Resurrection Factor by Josh McDowell, Here's Life, 1981