Case For Easter (The)

A Journalist Investigates Evidence for the Resurrection

Did Jesus of Nazareth really rise from the dead ?

Of the many world religions, only one claims that its founder returned from the grave. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the very cornerstone of Christianity. But a dead man coming back to life ? In our sophisticated age, when myth has given way to science, who can take such a claim seriously ? Some argue that Jesus never died on the cross. Conflicting accounts make the empty tomb seem suspect. How credible is the evidence for--and against--the resurrection ?

Focusing his award-winning skills as a legal journalist on history’s most compelling enigma, Lee Strobel retraces the startling findings that led him from atheism to belief. He examines : The Medical Evidence--Was Jesus’ death a sham and his resurrection a hoax ? The Evidence of the Missing Body--Was Jesus’ body really absent from his tomb ? The Evidence of Appearances--Was Jesus seen alive after his death on the cross ?

Written in a hard-hitting journalistic style, The Case for Easter probes the core issues of the resurrection. Jesus Christ, risen from the dead : superstitious myth or life-changing reality ? The evidence is in. The verdict is up to you.