Recently began to explore my faith a little deeper and I'm looking for some interesting books on religion, other than the bible. Maybe something that helps prove the existence of Christ?
2006-12-05 14:32:29 · 26 answers · asked by Alexat 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
These are two books that were written by Atheists who set out to prove that Jesus does not exist. Eventually after they did the research, they concluded that Jesus was God and that he does exist. Both are now well-known Christian authors and speakers. The two books are:
"The Case for Christ" by Lee Strobel
and
"Evidence that Demands a Verdict" by Josh MacDowell.
2006-12-05 14:35:45 · answer #1 · answered by Searcher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm with the first poster on this one. It's an excellent book, and you don't want to be the type to wear blinders and ignore one whole side of the issue, do you?
Also, there is no book proving the existence of christ, sorry. The only (cough) proof that such a man ever existed is the bible, and it's hardly credible, since it's written by men, more than 40 years after the death of the so called Jesus by the way ... has had more than 600 books omitted that they didn't want you to see, is full of mistakes, contradictions and errors, and was written and compiled with an agenda.
If you're looking for proof of Christ to substantiate your belief, you might as well declare atheism now. There is none.
2006-12-05 14:42:02 · answer #2 · answered by Jaded 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excellent - a growing Christian.
a) If you would like to know more of the Bible's background/meaning, including that of the "Christ" or Messiah, I especially like Wm. Barclay's Bible Commentary.
b) Max LaCado is a good read.
c) There is nothing that proves the existence of Jesus. They recently cracked 325 AD in Rome and there are scraps of the OT from the Dead Sea Scrolls cf. 500 BC. Historical data is non-existent.
d) Check out the best seller list for Christian books. They can help you winnow the wheat from the chaff.
2006-12-05 14:36:34 · answer #3 · answered by Joe Cool 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are looking for a book to help you deepen your faith you can read books such as The Journey by Billy Graham. If you are wanting a book to prove existence read The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel. There is also a DVD version of that book, but I have not seen it. To help you read the bible select a bible companion guide such as The Illustrated Everyday Bible Companion by George W. Knight and Rayburn W. Ray. All of these books are great and there are many more out there. Check out your local Christian bookstore or go to Familychristian.com for more choices. God bless!
2006-12-05 14:41:31 · answer #4 · answered by Mommy of Two 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, the Bible.
"The Case for Christ" - Lee Strobel
"Evidence That Demands a Verdict" - Josh McDowell
"Classic Christianity" - Bob George
"What God Wishes Christians Knew About Christianity" - Bill Gillham
"An Urgent Call to Serious Faith" - Dave Hunt
2006-12-06 07:37:48 · answer #5 · answered by CapLee 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Apocrypha+- the books excluded from the bible but considered
Corpus Hermeticum- translated by GRS Mead
Hymn of Jesus- translated by GRS Mead
Confessions of St Augustine
Gnostic texts of John the Baptizer
The book of Giants
The book of the Bee
The book of the cave of treasures
The kerba nagast
these all have diiferent orgins some are predoiminatly eastern orthodox particularly the last 3 , others examine gnostic christainity , others run along the same lines as the books in the Bible happy reading
2006-12-05 14:42:06 · answer #6 · answered by harro_06 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heart of Christianity
Marcus Borg
Open Christianity
Jim Burklo
Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism
John Shelby Spong
Traveling Mercies
Anne Lamott
Harmony series (fiction)
Phillip Gulley
If Grace is True
Gulley & Mulholland
When Jesus Became God
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~ Lib
2006-12-05 15:01:44 · answer #7 · answered by LibChristian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible is pretty much the best. Try the Case for Christ or The Case for Faith
2006-12-05 14:35:43 · answer #8 · answered by Trizzle 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seriously the Bible IS the best book out there.
The Da Vinci Code is a joke. Get the Da Vinci Codebreaker book.
How do you sell 40 million copies of a book that the author claims is non-fiction but has page after page of errors regarding history, theology, and art? Ask Dan Brown.
2006-12-05 14:41:17 · answer #9 · answered by Rick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Rock Solid Faith-How to Build It" and "Rock Solid Faith - How to Sustain It" (Both available from Apologetics Press.)
I also highly recommend "Undenominational Christianity" by J. N Armstrong. Originally written about 1915. It was re-published recently by Truth for Today in Searcy, Arkansas. It is a small and very inexpensive book, but it is full of truth in plain easy to understand language. The Phone number to the publisher is (501) 268-7588 and their address is 2209 S. Benton St., Searcy, AR 72143
2006-12-05 15:17:05 · answer #10 · answered by JoeBama 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋