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I approached this book with the assumption that it would be an academic discourse on the evidence of the existence of jesus christ. It is rather like reading a encyclopedia that contains so many physical and logical proofs of events in the bible as to be astounding. Evidence that demands a verdict is a title well known to many christians. The purpose of jury shall be to evaluate how well it does.
This older edition is better than the newer edition written by josh and his son sean, which, unfortunately, makes some logic skips albeit is easier to read skips that can make their defense or argumentation vulnerable. Jesus loves me, this i know, for the bible tells me so. For more than forty years, evidence that demands a verdict has convinced skeptics of the bibles reliability, helped believers articulate their faith, and given them the vital facts they need to defend gods word and lead others to faith in jesus. This book evidence that demands a verdict by josh mcdowell is a reference book as to the literal proof of the bible and its contents.
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