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Author / Josh McDowell & Sean McDowell

ISBN / 9780830747856

Publisher / Regal, from Gospel Light 

Publication Date / 2009

Format / Hard Cover

Language / English

Number of Pages / 256

Dimensions / 23.6 x 15.7 x 2.0 cm

Weight / 490 g

Author Description

After almost four decades of ministry, JOSH MCDOWELL is still reaching millions of skeptical youth and adults. Through live events, such as "Why Wait?" "Right from Wrong" and "Project 911," he has touched the lives of more than seven million young people in 84 countries. To date, Josh has written or co-written 77 books on topics ranging from Christian apologetics to common problems facing youth, including the bestselling Evidence that Demands a Verdict and More Than a Carpenter. For 30 years, Josh and his wife, Dottie, have partnered in what he considers his first ministry: family. They have four children and live in Dallas, near the Josh McDowell Ministries headquarters. 

SEAN MCDOWELL graduated summa cum laude from Talbot Theological Seminary and is the head of the Bible department at Capistrano Valley Christian Schools. He co-teaches with Mark Matlock at the Planet Wisdom Student Conferences and is the national spokesman for Wheatstone Academy, an organization committed to training young people in a biblical worldview. Sean is coauthor of Understanding Intelligent Design (with William A. Dembski) and Ethix: Being Bold in a Whatever World. He has appeared as a guest on radio shows such as Family Life, Focus on the Family, Point of View, The Michael Reagan Show, Converse with Scholars and Stand to Reason, and is the general editor for the Apologetics Study Bible for Teens. Sean and his wife, Stephanie, have two children, Scottie and Shauna, and live in San Juan Capistrano, California.

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When Jesus died on the cross, it seemed that all had been lost. Death had won. But after three days in a rich man’s tomb, Jesus appeared . . . alive! The news was so shocking that his followers refused to believe it until they saw him with their own eyes and touched his wounds with their own hands. Then Jesus made an amazing claim: In the future, they would have resurrected bodies like his, bodies that would never deteriorate, age or perish. They would have new life without death or pain, in the presence of a loving God forever.

But can we believe his promise? For that matter, can we really believe that the promise was made by a man who rose from the dead? In this fascinating look at the claims of the Gospel writers and 2,000 years of believing Christians, bestselling author Josh McDowell and his son Sean invite you to examine the compelling and abundant evidence that Jesus Christ conquered death and the grave. And they challenge you to answer this question: If Jesus rose from the dead 2,000 years ago, what does it mean for me today?

Contents: 

Section I - The Human Need for the Resurrection

1. How Did Things Get So Messed Up?
2. Are We Doomed?
3. The Incredible Love of God
4. The Solution to Our Dilemma

Section II - The Personal Meaning of the Resurrection

5. Freedom from the Fear of Death
6. Our Hopes and Desires Will Be Fulfilled
7. The Restoration of All Things
8. Our New Life Begins Now

Section III - Rock-Solid Evidence for the Resurrection

9. Is It True? Is It Believable?
10. The Confirmation of History
11. Do Accounts of Miracles Undermine Credibility?
12. Evidences for Document Reliability
13. Do Discrepancies Undermine Historical Reliability?
14. Crucial Facts About Christ's Crucifixion
15. Crucial Facts About Christ's Burial
16. Resurrection Facts to Be Reckoned With
17. Attempts to "Explain Away" the Resurrection
18. Exploding the Empty-Tomb Theories
19. The Circumstantial Evidence