Section 1
PRAISE FOR MAN, MYTH, MESSTAH
“In a passionate and yet gentle and balanced way, this thoughtful book addresses many questions with which people today struggle and can help believers share their faith more effectively. It injects a healthy dose of common sense into popular debates too often dominated by intemperate rhetoric and historically irresponsible claims. This book makes the Christian faith more intelligible, offering a valuable defense for God’s truth.”
—DR. CRAIG S. KEENER PROFESSOR OF NEW TESTAMENT, ASBURY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY; AND AUTHOR, NIV® BIBLE BACKGROUND COMMENTARY
“Dr. Rice Broocks has written a comprehensive but highly accessible book defending the key tenets of the Christian faith. Based on cutting-edge scholarship in documentary history and New Testament studies, he marshals persuasive arguments for the reliability of the New Testament documents, for the historicity of the resurrection, and for the divinity and Messianic credentials of Jesus of Nazareth. Broocks’s concern for, and long experience speaking to, college-aged students comes through on every page in this conversational but rigorous work of practical apologetics. I highly recommended it.”
—DR. STEPHEN C. MEYER AUTHOR, SIGNATURE IN THE CELL; AND PRESENTER, TRUEU APOLOGETIC SERIES
“In Man, Myth, Messiah Rice Broocks takes a massive amount of historical research on Jesus and makes it accessible, interesting, and relevant for today. This book will both strengthen the belief of Christians and challenge the unbelief of skeptics. As Broocks demonstrates, Jesus has had more influence on history than any living person. Isn’t it worth wrestling with the question Jesus said matters most: “Who do you say I am?” Man, Myth, Messiah will take you on a journey to explore the historical evidence for the resurrection and the powerful implications that has for your life.”
—SEAN MCDOWELL, PHD BIOLA UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR, INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED SPEAKER, AND BESTSELLING AUTHOR, THE FATE OF THE APOSTLES
“I highly recommend this volume to you as a way to answer tough questions, ground the proclamation of the gospel message, and be prepared to share these truths with others, all from one text. Dr. Broocks is a capable guide to bring us safely to our destination. There is no greater message in life than that the gospel proclamation is true, that it answers our deepest needs and questions, along with the incredible benefit of eternal life to all who believe.”
—GARY R. HABERMAS, PHD DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR AND CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND THEOLOGY, LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
“Rice Broocks has done it again. In God’s Not Dead he traced the evidence for God’s existence with the heart of a pastor. In Man, Myth, Messiah Rice turns his attention to the person of Jesus as he examines the most important question of history. Few people understand the connection between evidence and evangelism as well as Rice Broocks, and this book, once again, reveals his heart as an evangelist and teacher. Man, Myth, Messiah is more than an apologetics book. It provides the evidence and challenges you to share the case with others.”
—J. WARNER WALLACE COLD CASE DETECTIVE AND AUTHOR, GOD’S CRIME SCENE AND COLD-CASE CHRISTIANITY