{"product_id":"the-case-for-christmas-a-journalist-investigates-the-identity-of-the-child-in-the-manger-9780310371038","title":"The Case for Christmas: A Journalist Investigates the Identity of the Child in the Manger","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWho was in the manger that first Christmas morning? And how can we know for sure?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this completely revised and updated edition of \u003cem\u003eThe Case for Christmas\u003c\/em\u003e--reflecting the latest scholarship and research--award-winning legal journalist Lee Strobel weighs the evidence to distinguish myth from truth about what happened in Bethlehem.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat can we know about the events of Christmas morning? And, most importantly, who was born that day? Some say the newborn baby would become a great moral leader. Others, a social critic. Still others view Jesus as a profound philosopher, a rabbi, a feminist, a prophet, and more. Many are convinced he was the divine Son of God. But who was he really--and how can we know for sure?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvaluating and organizing the biblical, historical, and textual evidence, Strobel searches out the true identity of the child in the manger, analyzing: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe latest, most up-to-date scholarship and research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe historical reliability of the accounts of Jesus's birth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe evidence for the virgin birth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe array of Old Testament prophecies fulfilled by the birth of Jesus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe most common questions about the story of Christmas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin Strobel as he invites us to push past the distractions of the holiday season and come into the presence of the baby who was born to change us and rewrite our eternal destination: the greatest gift of all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrobel, Lee:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLee Strobel, former award-winning legal editor of the \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e, is a \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author whose books have sold almost twenty million copies worldwide. Lee earned a journalism degree at the University of Missouri and received a Master of Studies in Law degree from Yale Law School. He was a journalist for fourteen years at the \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune \u003c\/em\u003eand other newspapers, winning Illinois' top honors for investigative reporting (which he shared with a team he led) and public service journalism from United Press International. A former atheist, he served as a teaching pastor at three of America's largest churches. Lee and his wife, Leslie, have been married for more than fifty years and live in Texas. Their daughter, Alison, and son, Kyle, are also authors. Website: www.leestrobel.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zondervan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51589856264466,"sku":"9780310371038","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8e720acc-e959-436d-b2fd-010ac95490d5.jpg?v=1764755344","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-case-for-christmas-a-journalist-investigates-the-identity-of-the-child-in-the-manger-9780310371038","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}