Coldcase christianity examines the claims of the new testament using the skills and strategies of a hardtoconvince criminal investigator. Warner wallace, coldcase homicide detective and former atheist, will teach your apprentice detectives how to critically think through the historical evidence that so clearly proves that jesus is real. Warner wallace is a dateline featured cold case detective, senior fellow at the colson center for christian worldview, adj. Aug 11, 2014 christianity could be defined as a cold case. Warner wallace cold case christianity was written by cold case homicide detective j. If we dont make apologetics accessible to the average christian, we run the risk of making it seem irrelevant. Coldcase christianity is literally packed with insights to share with the skeptics in your life, and this book will give you the confidence to share it. Between the ages of 8 and 12, kids often start to wonder if christianity is true. While some have approached the issue of the reliability or not of the new testament from the perspective of ancient history, classics, law or philosophy, a murder detectives approach gives a fresh, modern. Strobels tough, pointblank questions make this book read like a. Warner wallace writes in an intriguing and compelling style of his discovery of the christian faith.
Rick warren, author of the purposedriven life and pastor of saddleback church coldcase christianity is a fantastic book. Description cold case christianity a homicide detective investigates the claims of the gospels. Using his professional skills, wallace takes you through the fascinating process to reveal how the evidence of history tips the scales for christianity. Sep 21, 2014 a short analytical summary and critique of the book cold case christianity, by j. While some have approached the issue of the reliability or not of the new testament from the perspective of ancient history, classics, law or philosophy, a murder detectives approach gives a fresh, modern perspective and one that is likely to. Christianity, with all of its claims could easily be described as a cold case. Cold case christianity for kids case makers academy. It is not like you and i are the first christians to ever walk this earth. Cold case christianity will help you understand the power of circumstantial evidence, drawing on 25 years of law enforcement experience 15 years spent working cold case homicides. Cook, 2014, wallace provides an excerpt from cold case christianity.
Warner wallaces most popular book is coldcase christianity. County homicide detective and former atheist, cold case christianity examines the claims of the new testament using the skills and strategies of a hardtoconvince criminal investigator. Yes, it is possible to become a christian because of the evidence rather than in spite of the evidence. As i speak around the country, i often encounter devoted, committed christians who are hesitant to embrace an evidential faith. Warner wallace is a dateline featured coldcase detective, senior fellow at the colson center for christian worldview, adj. Then he started examining the claims of christ and the scriptures with the hardnosed skepticism of. He has authored several books, including coldcase christianity, gods crime scene, and forensic faith, in which he. A short analytical summary and critique of the book cold case christianity, by j. Overall, coldcase christianity is the best introduction to the historicity of the gospels i have ever read. Susie has a masters degree in speech pathology and cowrites and edits all the kids books in this series.
I no longer try to persuade them with emotions but with the truth. Warner wallace, 9781434704696, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Investigate jesus with a real detective children between 8 and 12 are at the critical age when they start to ask if christianity is true. I wish i had this resource when i first examined the christian faith. James warner wallace born june 16, 1961 is an american homicide detective and christian apologist. In this childrens companion to the bestselling cold case christianity, detective wallace gets kids excited about testing witnesses, examining the. The book is accompanied by an eightsession coldcase christianity dvd set and participants guide to help individuals or small groups examine the evidence and make the case. I wish i had this resource when i first examined the. This is a book anybody can, and should, pick up and read not only to educate themselves, but for the pure enjoyment of it as well. Coldcase christianity is a unique apologetic that speaks to readers intense interest in detective stories, and inspires readers to have confidence in christ as it. See full technical specs frequently asked questions this faq is empty. A homicide detective investigates the claims of the gospels paperback, kindle, audiobook is one of the latest books to examine the evidence for the reliability of the new testament.
Josh mcdowell, speaker and author of evidence that demands a verdict. Warner wallace, cold case homicide detective and former atheist, will teach your apprentice detectives how to critically think through the historical evidence that so clearly proves that jesus is real. Jan 01, 20 christianity could be defined as a cold case. Wallace covers the evidence in a winsome manner and utilizes a unique approach that will cause even disinterested readers to continue reading, just. Warner wallace has 22 books on goodreads with 16060 ratings. He walks readers through evidence of the gospels, utilizing the same principles which he applied to fresh homicides during his long career, and later to cold cases, his current vocation. While some have approached the issue of the reliability or not of the new testament from the perspective of ancient history, classics, law or philosophy, a murder detectives approach gives a fresh, modern perspective and one that is likely to appeal to 21st. A homicide detective investigates the claims of the gospels that is designed to be used as a tract or easter church giveaway. Investigate the case for gods existence forensic faith. He has a masters degree in theology and is the founder of. Warner is a dateline featured coldcase homicide detective, senior fellow at the colson center for christian worldview, adjunct professor of apologetics at biola university and a. 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. Forensic faithcoldcase christianity christian research. While coldcase christianity covers many of the same issues as books like.
Coldcase christianity see more show more on imdbpro technical specs. Cold case christianity is a fresh look at the reliability of the new testament gospels from the eyes of a cold case criminal investigator. It would have answered many of my questions and helped set me on the track to truth. Jan 01, 20 cold case christianity is literally packed with insights to share with the skeptics in your life, and this book will give you the confidence to share it. Warner wallace penned an article for his website, cold case christianity, in which he offers a case for the appropriateness of eternal conscious torment. Psalms 78 begins by explaining how important it is for us to keep. Nov 26, 2012 cold case christianity will help you understand the power of circumstantial evidence, drawing on nearly 25 years of law enforcement experience 15 years spent working cold case homicides. Wallace investigates the accounts of the resurrection of christ and argues that there. Is the difference between mark and matthews account evidence of embellishment.
Dec 12, 2012 overall, cold case christianity is the best introduction to the historicity of the gospels i have ever read. Ill share my personal journey from atheism to christian certainty while describing the essential components of eyewitness reliability, abductive reasoning and the. Coldcase christianity does much more than simply recount the background to jim wallaces conversion from atheist to christian. Read this book if you want to be prepared to speak to anyone interested in why. Coldcase christianity will help you understand the power of circumstantial evidence, drawing on nearly 25 years of law enforcement experience 15 years spent working cold case homicides. Coldcase christianity, by retired coldcase detective j. There is more than enough evidence that jesus is the christ if we take the time to find the truth. Cold case christianity examines the claims of the new testament using the skills and strategies of a hardtoconvince criminal investigator. A homicide detective investigates the claims of the gospels christianity could be defined as a cold case. How a coldcase detective found evidence for christ world. Warner wallaces coldcase christianity may well be the case for christ. A riveting journey through christianity using the analytical lenses of a former atheist and l.
We are part of a faith that has been going on for nearly 2000 years, and it has become an international family. Warner wallace draws readers into the thrill of highstakes investigation by showing them how to think rather than telling them what to think. In this childrens companion to the bestselling coldcase christianity, detective wallace gets kids excited about testing witnesses, examining the. Warner wallace knows the thrill of highstakes investigation and presents the case for jesus in a compelling way while training kids how to think. Nov 04, 2016 a former atheist, he is the author of coldcase christianity gods crime scene and forensic faith. In many christian circles, faith that requires evidential support is seen as. In this childrens companion to the bestselling coldcase christianity, detective wallace gets kids excited about.
Christianity, with all of its claims coule easily be described as a coldcase. A homicide detective investigates the claims of the gospels 8601400564080. Cold case christianity for kids combines the wisdom and excitement of detective investigations with the case for christianity, and its written by parents who have been training students for years. Warner wallace and susie wallace with rob suggs are your kids sure christianity is true. Warner wallace, author of coldcase christianity and founder of the site, was a police detective and an atheist until he was 35. Warner wallace was an atheist before he began putting christianity to the same tests that he places witnesses and suspects to in his investigations. A former atheist, he is the author of coldcase christianity gods crime scene and forensic faith. In this book, jim does four key things as he defends the reliability of gospels, that will appeal to the nonspecialist masses sitting in our churches. His purpose was to train and motivate christians to defend the gospels by applying the rules of evidence used in investigating cold case homicides. Cold case christianity is literally packed with insights to share with the skeptics in your life and this book will give you the confidence to share it.
Cold case christianity has helped me more than i can say. Gregory koukl, president of stand to reason and author of tactics. County homicide detective and former atheist, cold case christianity examines the claims of the new testament using the skills and. Detective jim 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. Warner wallace, has been strongly endorsed by rick warren, lee strobel, craig hazen, and greg koukl. Rick warren, author of the purposedriven life and pastor of saddleback church for the first thirtyfive years of his life, j. Rick warren, author of the purposedriven life and pastor of saddleback church cold case christianity is a fantastic book. Christianity, with all of its claims coule easily be described as a cold case. A homicide detective investigates the claims of the gospels by j. Warner wallace, coldcase christianity ive always been somewhat of a skeptic in. It happened with the murder of my cousin, fifteen years after the event, and as warner relates, he has seen it happen multiple times as well.
Professor at biola, and author of cold case christianity, gods crime scene and forensic faith. Warner wallace was an atheist before he began putting christianity to the same tests. A game plan for discussing your christian convictions. If you want your children to be ready to defend the truth about jesus, this book is essential. Coldcase christianity has helped me more than i can say. Wallaces credentials for this book are impeccable in at least one sense, for as far as evidence goes, the case for christianity is distinctly cold. I have learned to gather the evidence to present the gospel to unbelievers.
Cold case christianity start your church on an investigation of the case of jesus of nazareth with a reallife detective. Cold case christianity was written by cold case homicide detective j. Warner wallace, a former atheist and an expert at rules of evidence, examines the evidence for the truth of christianity using examples of criminal cases he has investigated and prosecuted. Description coldcase christianity a homicide detective investigates the claims of the gospels. Jan 28, 20 coldcase christianity is one of the most accessible apologetics books ive had the pleasure of reading. Christianity could be defined as a cold case it makes a claim about an event from the distant past for which there is little forensic evidence. Cold case christianity is simply the most clever and compelling defense ive ever read for the reliability of the new testament record. Warner wallace uses his nationally recognized skills as a homicide detective to look at the evidence and eyewitnesses behind christian beliefs.
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