The Case for Christmas, by Lee Strobel

As I was reading this short little book I realized that much of the material that he discusses was also in "The Case for Christ." That doesn't mean that this little book can be effective, it just means that much of the material is covered in his longer writing.

The Case for Christmas is his document that sets out to examine and determine the truth about the Virgin Birth of Christ in a little town called Bethlehem. He proceeds to interview several people who will help him to document whether or not to trust the writings of the four Gospels or whether to dispense with them and continue to believe that Jesus is not the son of God.

He interviews several people with extensive backgrounds in their chosen fields;

1. Craig L. Blomberg, PhD is a Theologian that Strobel discusses the eyewitness accounts of the New Testament with. Strobel wanted to know if those accounts can be trusted.

2. John McRay, PhD was interviewed to discuss the Archeological / Scientific side of the debate.

3. Donald A. Carson, PhD was interviewed to discuss whether Jesus fulfilled the test of having the Attributes of God, i.e. being fully human and fully God.

4. Louis S. Lapides, MDiv, ThM was interviewed to talk about whether or not Jesus fulfilled the Prophecies of the Jewish Old Testament in relationship to the Messiah. Lapides is Jewish and found Christ through exploring the Old Testament Texts. He now pastor's a Christian Church.

Each of these men will discuss certain aspects of the Case for Christ being born in Bethlehem and coming as God incarnate to bring Salvation to the world.

The interviews are interesting, educational, thought provoking and down right uncanny in how they weave together to paint a picture of Jesus and His mission on earth.

Some people think that Strobel manufactures the answers and puts them together a bit to cleanly. Well, that doesn't mean he didn't do his job, in fact that means that he did do his job, to prove that the virgin birth of Jesus was indeed the Divine act of God to send His Son to earth so that we would have a way to restore our relationship with Him.

Read this, then read the Case for Christ and you will see how compelling the case is for the truth.