The Case for Christmas: A Journalist Investigates the Identity of the Child in the Manger (Strobel, Lee) | 
 enlarge | Author: Lee Strobel
Publisher: Zondervan
Category: Book
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Media: Hardcover
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Pages: 96
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Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5 x 0.5
ISBN: 0310266297
Dewey Decimal Number: 232.92
EAN: 9780310266297
ASIN: 0310266297
Publication Date: October 1, 2005
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By focusing on the "hows" and whys" of Christmas, this warm yet journalistic book will help believers reaffirm their faith while guiding seekers as they pursue solid answers about this miraculous occurrence. With material from The Case for Christ as well as new ideas from author Lee Strobel, this book is designed to be an tool to give away to family, friends, neighbors, and others who want to understand what happened at Christmas 2,000 years ago. Padded hardcover.
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 reccomendation October 27, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
if you're going to buy this, you might as well buy the Case for Christ instead. It has ALL the content in this book and Case for Easter and then some. Much more bank for your buck
The identity of the Christ child October 16, 2007
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Reviewed by Richard R. Blake for Reader Views (10/07)
Lee Strobel, award-winning author, journalist and investigative reporter, has written "The Case for Christmas." Stroble presents a logical case to help the reader determine for themselves if the babe in the manger, Jesus, was the person He claimed to be, Son of Man, Son of God, and very God Himself.
From the first paragraph of the introduction to the last paragraph of the conclusion, Strobel's writing is compelling, intellectually challenging, thought-provoking, and convincing. Using eyewitness accounts, archaeological confirmation, and profile evidence Strobel helps the reader to arrive at a conclusion, their own personal verdict.
Stroble's own journey to discover the reality of Christmas led him to seek counsel. He used his experience as an investigative reporter and the tools of his trade in his to find answers. Strobel presents the results of interviews with leading scholars in areas of biographical evidence, and scientific evidence.
In presenting his case Stroble presented fingerprint evidence to answer the hard question, "Did Jesus, Jesus alone, match the identity of the promised Messiah." I personally found this chapter on fingerprint evidence insightful. The fulfilling of Old Testament prophecies regarding the Messiah gave authenticity to Gospel accounts of Jesus as the Messiah.
Strobel also presented profile evidence to see if Jesus fulfilled the attributes of God. The incarnation, omniscience, omnipresence, omnipotence, eternality, and immutability all fit in the sketch and are found in the Christmas child. Reflecting on these attributes as a devotional reading offers a rich and rewarding experience.
The book is designed especially for the Christmas and Advent Season. Strobel gives a strong presentation of the Christmas message for anyone seeking understanding of the tenets of the Christian faith, and for thought provoking reflection and mediation for the Christian.
The format and design of this compact, attractive, book - "The Case for Christmas" -- make it an excellent gift for those family members, friends, agnostics, or atheists, who are seeking answers to finding answers in their pursuit for finding personal meaning to the reality of the Christian message of Christmas.
 Incomplete March 7, 2007
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
The book is unquestionably a strong basic overview of the facts surrounding the incarnation of Christ. Lee presents the book in his usual style: readable to the average person while having instructive and not uncontextualized (ignorant) scholarship.
My problem with the book comes with how the book treats the holiday of Christmas and unites it with the incarnation of Christ. The book places holiday of Christmas as normative and acceptable for the Christian. The celebration of the Christmas holiday within the Christian Church, has been exposed by some thinking Christians as inappropriate, and even a vast ecumenical union-- even with some within paganism!
To quote the editorial review of the Pagan Christmas: The Plants, Spirits, and Rituals at the Origins of Yuletide (Paperback)
by Christian Raetsch (Author) and Claudia Mueller-Ebeling (Author):
"The day on which many commemorate the birth of Christ has its origins in pagan rituals that center on tree worship, agriculture, magic, and social exchange. But Christmas is no ordinary folk observance. It is an evolving feast that over the centuries has absorbed elements from cultures all over the world--practices that give plants and plant spirits pride of place. In fact, the symbolic use of plants at Christmas effectively transforms the modern-day living room into a place of shamanic ritual."
The Battle for Christmas (Paperback) by Stephen Nissenbaum, and others are well worth reading for a thoughtful consideration of the holiday itself in addition to the actual incarnation.
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