Cold-Case Christianity: Examining the Evidence for the Claims of the Gospels Through a Homicide Detective's Lens

Ben Ghanoudi: This is a very well written book. Using his experience as a cold case detective, the author shows that the differences of the four Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John should be seen as a way of confirming that these are eye witness accounts as opposed to errors to be identified from Gospel to Gospel. Additionally, the author shows how the Gospels often compliment each other in a similar way that different witnesses of a crime will help paint a full picture of said crime. In the end, all the evidence points to the reliability of the Gospels and thus the reliability of Jesus Christ. An excellent read, I definitely recommend it to all whether Christian, of another faith, agnostic or atheist.

France on Nov 09, 2023

natalie johal: Easy to read, to the point. I've read several books on Christianity, this is the one I go back to when wondering if it's all true.

United Kingdom on Oct 11, 2023

Brian B: Wallace has a serious analytical review of the internal and external evidence of the Gospels. Are they valid? Do they make sense? Were they current to Jesus's life on earth? Is there evidence to support them?

You bet! Read this book to see for yourself!

Canada on May 31, 2023

Fabricio Luís Lovato: O que um experiente detetive ateu descobriria se utilizasse os princípios de investigação criminal para averiguar as afirmações do Novo Testamento e do Cristianismo? Quem sabe que os apóstolos conspiraram para obter fama e ganho financeiro? Ou que os depoimentos das testemunhas oculares se contradizem entre si? Ou que o sepulcro de Jesus foi encontrado vazio porque seus seguidores roubaram e esconderam o corpo?

J. Warner Wallace já foi apresentado como um expert na resolução de homicídios pela NBC, Fox 11 e Court TV. Recebeu prêmios e honrarias por seu desempenho profissional. Seu livro "Cold-Case Christianity" (2013, 288 p.) é dividido em duas seções. A primeira seção apresenta "dez princípios importantes que todo aspirante a detetive precisa dominar". A segunda seção aplica esses princípios à uma investigação dos textos dos Evangelhos.

Wallace conclui que "a inferência mais razoável das evidências é que os Evangelhos são incrivelmente confiáveis, especialmente considerando a natureza de tais relatos. Poucos registros antigos foram tão criticamente examinados quanto os Evangelhos do Novo Testamento. Poucos outros documentos da...

Brazil on Jan 16, 2023

Eduardo Jáuregui: This book was actually my very first entry on the world of apologetics, and I have to say it is a very good introduction. Presenting compelling cases for the authenticity of the Gospels in an understandable language, this book is recommended for every Christian of any denomination out there.

Mexico on Apr 19, 2022

jtbuster: Out of all my Christian apologetics books, this one is at the top of my list.
I've watched theists and atheists argue it out over thing such as "does God exist", "where does morality come from", etc.
but this book uses the same logic we use in our criminal justice system to put bad guys away to test to see if the gospel accounts hold up under scrutiny.
The Christian journey does not need to start at blind faith(not that God demands blind faith to begin with).
I have not found convincing rebuttals to the content in this book and can't help but wonder why I can't find debates against J Warner Wallace.
To me, that means either the case Wallace has is too strong, atheists are too busy attacking world religion in general(versus Christianity), or Wallace does not do debates. Don't know for sure.
No Christian apologetic book will be able to contain details from every category of apologetics, so I don't expect every topic to be covered.
I found the book "Stealing from God" makes a solid argument for why atheists must steal from God to make arguments against God.
There is not enough room for Wallace to touch on that topic in depth, but Turek does, whereas folks who...

United States on Mar 29, 2022

A. Nix: Introduction
Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels is one of the latest books to examine the evidence for the reliability of the New Testament. Homicide detective J. Warner Wallace was an atheist before he began putting Christianity to the same tests that he places witnesses and suspects to in his investigations of crimes. He split his book into two sections. The first deals with the methods used in detective work. He uses his own experiences to illustrate and applies them to the different aspects of Christianity. In the second part, he specifically targets the reliability of the four gospels as eyewitness accounts of history. This review will be a chapter-by-chapter summary but should not be taken as comprehensive of Wallace's presentation:

Section 1: Learn to Be a Detective

Chapter 1: Don't Be a "Know-it-All"
In the first chapter Wallace begins his training of the reader by speaking a bit about presuppositions. He explains that presuppositions are ideas that we come to an investigation with prior to any investigating. They usually determine our conclusion before we examine the evidence. Though everyone has these,...

United States on Apr 27, 2016