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  1. Brian
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Great apologetic resource!
    May 1, 2018
    Brian
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    I have really been enjoying this book. Wallace really does a good job making it simple to understand and uses straightforward examples! I recommend this to anyone - Christians and especially for those who are unsure or skeptical of Christianity!
  2. Kenny B
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Cold-Case Christianity
    March 17, 2018
    Kenny B
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Out of the numerous apologetics books that I have read, Cold-Case Christianity is my go to book. J. Warner Wallace has the unique gift in relating information in a way that the vast majority of people can relate to. I love the way he has applied his law enforcement investigative skills to the Gospels BEFORE he became a Christian. He simply followed the evidence where it lead and continues to do so in his ministry. If you are genuinely seeking truth, Jim lays out all the evidence that shows Christianity is true beyond a reasonable doubt!!
  3. Luke Nix
    Moore, OK
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: male
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    Fantastic book!
    August 1, 2013
    Luke Nix
    Moore, OK
    Age: 25-34
    Gender: male
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    This review was originally written for a popular Christian apologetics site. For the sake of brevity only the concluding thoughts are included here:

    Cold-Case Christianity is a fantastic book. The fact that many readers are familiar with detective work either through their own experience in our jobs or through watching the latest episodes of CSI on TV, makes his way of presenting very understandable but not shallow. Wallace places the reader in the courtroom as the juror and himself as the attorney defending the truth of Christianity using expert witnesses that are cross-examined for reliability. The fact that he begins with the importance of jurors leaving presuppositions at the door in cases and ends with valid reasons to maintain a bias (often mistaken as presuppositions), he urges the reader to take an objective look at the evidence and come to a conclusion based upon reason and not emotion.

    This book is highly recommended for anyone who is even remotely concerned with the reliability of the New Testament. It is not a dry presentation of just facts, rather it brings a detective's investigation for the truth to life for the reader. However, a specific recommendation would be for anyone who is a detective, has aspirations of becoming a detective, or is a fan of crime-dramas on TV. This book was written from that specific perspective and will not disappoint. If one is an apologist or pastor or small-group leader, this book needs to be on your shelf, not only for yourself, but for those you come across who may appreciate the unique perspective that a detective of 30 years will bring to the worldview courtroom.
  4. Terry
    Pacific Northwest
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    One of the best books on the Gospel writers
    February 25, 2013
    Terry
    Pacific Northwest
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Although I am still reading this book, I have to share that this is a one of the best books around to address the veracity of the Gospel writers! The author, who was an atheist and is now a Christian, uses methods that he has applied to "cold" homicide cases to show how the writers of the Gospels are believable and true in their writings of what they heard and experienced during their time with Jesus, including his death and Resurrection. I look forward every night to read another chapter of his book. I think you will, too.
  5. bookwomanjoan
    Oak Harbor, WA
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: Female
    5 Stars Out Of 5
    investigate Christianity like a detective
    December 30, 2012
    bookwomanjoan
    Oak Harbor, WA
    Age: Over 65
    Gender: Female
    Quality: 5
    Value: 5
    Meets Expectations: 5
    Wallace is a cold case homicide investigator. He was a skeptic. He thought the supernatural was impossible.

    He decided to investigate the evidence for Christianity using his skills as a detective.

    He introduces us to the tools and techniques he used to crack unsolved murders. He explains how he used the same analytical thinking on the claims of Jesus.

    Wallace was thirty five when he began his journey, reading the gospelsfor the first time. He used his training in Forensic Statement Analysis and concluded them to be actual eyewitness accounts. As a cold case investigator, he had been trained in working with facts from the distant past.

    As he gives us the principles detectives must learn, he illustrates each principle by using examples from his own cases to illustrate the techniques. He writes about presuppositions, abductive reasoning, circumstantial evidence, trusting eyewitnesses, separating artifacts from evidence, establishing chain of evidence, and more.

    In the second part of the book he applies the investigative techniques to the claims of Christianity.

    I was impressed with this book on several levels. I love to read mysteries and I was fascinated with the way Wallace wrote this book. He'd start a chapter with a case, perhaps how an eyewitness was essential. Then he would describe the importance of that aspect of the investigation. That is eventually applied to the claims of Christianity.

    An insight that really impressed me was the idea of making a decision while there are still unanswered questions, still pieces of the puzzle missing. In many cases, there is enough evidence for a decision even though the evidence is not absolutely complete. Wallace applies that concept to Christianity. The evidence does not have to be complete, just reasonable, for one to make a reasonable conclusion.

    His collection of circumstantial evidence for a created universe is impressive.

    His insight into how eyewitnesses may tell different stories depending on their vantage point relates well to the differences in the gospels.

    If you are skeptic of Jesus being who he said he claimed to be, you need to read this book. You can become a Christian because of the evidence, not in spite of it.

    If you are a believer, this book will build your faith and help you explain your faith to others in a more informed way.

    I have read many books on apologetics and this one is the most interesting I've seen. The combination of investigative techniques and evaluating the evidence is enlightening. Certainly skeptics should not ask perfect evidence when a jury makes a life and death decision on reasonable but not perfect evidence.

    Great work Wallace. I highly recommend this book.

    I received a complimentary egalley of this book from the publisher for the purpose of this review.
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