A Homicide Detective investigates the Gospels

Cold Case Christianity A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels J. Warner Wallace, Pub. David C. Cook When I first began reading this book about the truth claims of Jesus I began to wonder if it wasn’t rather morbid. The illustrations are taken from the files of a homicide detective so naturally they involve dead bodies. But I have to admit Det. Wallace pulled it off. It works. In fact, I used one of his illustrations in a presentation I did for a youth group and I had no problem getting one of the guys to play dead as we investigated the cause--Natural, accidental, suicide or homicide. It was a good way to get the young people to begin looking at the evidence for the Gospels. Wallace’s presentation on evidence is very helpful. He uses the California Judicial Code as a basis for establishing the merits of a case. i.e. chain of evidence, the reliability of witnesses and applies this to the Gospel record. Were the disciples reliable witnesses? Do the Gospels pass the test of accurate reporting? I found this book to be a very readable presentation of the evidence for Jesus Christ and that his story was accurately presented. In fact the evidence was so convincing it brought Det. Wallace to faith in Christ. The appendices are a good resource for further reading and corroboration for those who want to do more research. I appreciated the opportunity to preview the book before publication and I gave it 4 stars.