by Steve Hays
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What's the best evidence for Jesus? Many Christian apologists and Jesus scholars make a case for the historical Jesus. Having read so much material over the years, this is how I approach the issue. To a great extent I'm summarizing the best arguments, as I see them. But I also have some reservations about the stereotypical apologetic. Because apologist are influenced by other apologists, and scholars read other scholars, that has a conditioning effect, which produces a stereotypical apologetic. The standard apologetic has some good elements, but the conditioning effect fosters tunnel vision, so that other lines of evidence are neglected. In addition, there are bad elements in the standard apologetic.
Table of Contents
I. Prelininaries
II. Non-Christian Sources
III. The Gospel Titles
IV. Mark
V. Matthew
VI. Luke
VII. John
VIII. Undesigned coincidences
IX. Archeology
X. Paul
XI. Hebrews
XII. James
XIV. Jude
XV. Revelation
XVI. Argument from prophecy
XVII. Argument from miracles/religious experience