"The key issue is whether Jesus really did return from the dead and thus authenticate his claim to being the unique Son of God. As a skeptic, I was shocked to find that the historical evidence for the resurrection is so solid. We have, for instance, a report of the resurrection that goes back to within months of the death of Jesus, which is like a news flash in ancient history. This is historical gold! Whereas much of what we know from ancient history is derived from one or two sources, we have no fewer than nine ancient sources, inside and outside the New Testament, corroborating the disciplesā conviction that they encountered the resurrected Jesus. Thatās an avalanche of data. I was thoroughly stunned by the quantity and quality of the evidence for Christ."
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The Case for Christ: An Interview with Lee Strobel (September 7, 2016)
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Lee Strobel
Lee Patrick Strobel (born January 25, 1952) is an American Christian apologetic author and was an investigative journalist.
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