Index
A
Acts, book of, 35–37, 39,
51, 58, 60, 61, 109–14,
155, 177, 185
Adamson, Heath, 27
Alexander the Great, 19,
55, 99
Annals, The, 30
anti-Christian, 143
anti-Semitism, 127
Apollonius, 138
apologetics, xviii, 219–20,
223–24, 226–27, 231–33,
240–41
apostles, 33–36, 52, 53, 56,
100, 102, 103, 114, 122,
169, 171, 174, 178, 211,
212, 224
Aslan, Reza, xvi, 11–12, 47
Athanasius, 179
atheism, 5–6, 10, 26, 232
atheist, xxv, 4, 5, 6, 10, 24,
26, 91, 123, 142, 174,
184, 220, 222
Augustine, 19, 179, 244–46
authority, 29, 35, 46, 47,
48, 64, 72, 83, 86, 102,
114, 128, 150, 152–54,
162, 171, 177, 191, 197,
204–5, 206, 230, 245
B
Baker, Heidi, 183
Bauer, Bruno, 125
Beltz, Bob, 195–96, 217
Bethlehem, 60, 157–58,
159
Bonhoeffer, Dietrich,
202–3
Bonifacio, Joey, 193
Borg, Marcus, 11, 178
Bright, Bill, 240
Bruce, F. F., 43, 257n4
C
Caesar, 8, 16, 55, 60, 97, 114
Christ, the, xvii, 11, 17–18,
29, 47, 114, 147, 150–52,
223, 243
Christian
belief, 9, 24, 136, 137
church, 40–41, 139
early Christians, xviii,
41, 56, 120, 124,
125, 133, 140, 194,
262n27
rock bands, 240
Christianity, xiii, xvii–xviii,
xxiii, 14, 15, 23, 25, 28,
37, 38, 39, 61, 92, 95,
102, 114, 122, 123–24,
126, 127, 128–29, 132,
134, 135, 136, 139–40,
173, 180, 198, 206, 209,
230, 238, 247, 248
Christus, 30
Chrysostom, 179
church fathers, 37, 50, 53, 179
Clement, 39, 51, 104
Colossians, book of, xxiii,
49, 51, 85–86, 166
Craig, William Lane, 93,
129, 153, 162, 181, 232
Creator, xxii, 13, 19, 68, 73,
84, 128, 142–43, 159, 165,
166, 175–76, 191, 215
credible, xvi, xix, 1, 12, 15,
26, 34, 39, 91, 92, 102,
124, 218, 227
creed, 30, 37, 40, 167, 169
critics, xviii, 15, 28, 69, 72,
75, 77, 102, 178, 264n13
cross, 6, 16, 29, 36, 67,
69–71, 72, 74, 79, 83,
85–87, 89, 98, 110, 111,
112, 165, 199, 201, 202,
206, 230
crucifixion, xii, xviii, 17,
29–31, 33, 41, 70–71, 73,
81, 85, 92, 97–98, 105,
109, 115, 121, 161, 202
cultural, 10, 20, 65, 88,
92–93, 182, 196, 202
culture, xxiv, 4, 7, 10,
12–13, 29, 47, 56, 93,
109, 198, 212, 221, 226
pagan, 88
pop, xi, xviii 10, 26
D
Da Vinci Code, The, 37
Daniel, book of, 160–62,
228
darkness, xxi, xxvi, 6, 85,
87, 143, 189, 204, 211,
218, 244, 247
Darwin, Charles, 6, 13, 15
Davis, Stephen, 15
Dawkins, Richard, xxv–vi,
26, 39, 128, 142
December 25, 136, 137,
138, 139, 262n27
defenders of the faith. See
chap. 10, “Defenders of
the Faith” (217–41); see
in particular xvii, 232
deity, xii, xiii, 13, 126, 130,
134, 141, 165–66, 170
Descartes, René, 12–13
Didache, 168–69
Dionysius, 39, 139
discipleship, xii, 197, 208,
214, 219
Dunn, James, 38, 127,
128–29
Dusan, Peter, 240
E
Ehrman, Bart, 37–38, 61,
98–99, 130–31, 138
empty tomb, xvii, 31–32,
95, 96–98, 115
enemy, enemies, 16, 29,
30, 39, 87, 145, 146, 179,
194, 206, 217, 238, 244
Ephesians, book of, 19, 87,
108, 203, 212, 221, 224
eternal life (or everlasting
life), xiii, 79, 163, 228,
231, 248
Eusebius, 40, 49
evangelism, xii–xiii, xxiv,
101, 210, 221–28, 233,
236–37, 239–41, 249
evangelists, 60, 209, 212,
224–26
Evans, Craig, 32, 129
evidence
archaeological, 60–61,
131–32
genetic, 72
historical, 19, 24, 29, 41,
66, 70, 95, 97, 134, 138
of the supernatural. See
chap. 8, “Miracles”
(171–92)
evil powers, 83, 85, 178
Evrist, Dale, 213
exorcist, 177–78
eyewitness, eyewitnesses,
31, 33–34, 35, 38, 39, 44,
47, 48, 52, 53, 58, 59, 62,
70, 133, 179, 232
F
facts
historical, 24, 28, 105,
118
minimal. See chap. 2,
“The Minimal Facts”
(23–42); 94–96
1 Corinthians, xiii, xviii,
15, 23–24, 31, 33–34,
37, 38, 40, 67, 92, 107,
169, 203
forgiveness, 41, 73, 75, 77,
80, 84, 111, 154, 211,
229, 230
four Es, 208
four Gospels, 30, 31, 53,
55, 148, 177
Frazer, Sir James George,
125
fulfillment, 56, 69, 77, 102,
140, 147, 154–55
G
Gentiles, 88, 111, 114, 130,
158, 199
gifts, 212, 215, 224, 229
God Test, 239–40
God’s Not Dead, xvii, 4–5,
8, 175, 219, 222, 231,
238, 252
gospel of John, xix, xx, 35,
41, 49, 52–53, 59, 63,
71, 163
gospel of Luke, xix, 29, 35,
41, 43, 45, 50, 51, 58, 59,
62, 63, 75, 146–47, 149,
161, 170, 174, 198, 209,
210, 228, 229
gospel of Mark, xix, 35, 40,
41, 44–45, 48, 49–50,
51, 58, 59, 64, 99, 151,
153–54, 199, 201, 248
gospel of Matthew, xix, 18,
35, 41, 44, 48, 50–51, 58,
59, 60, 64, 72, 80, 98,
100, 103, 151, 152–53,
161, 177, 194, 195, 198,
207, 210, 235, 237
Gospel of Thomas, 54
Gospel of Truth, 53
grace, xxiii, xxv, 75, 77, 84,
89, 108, 114, 158, 166,
195–96, 202, 203, 233
Grant, Michael, 15
Graves, Kersey, 125
Great Commandment,
xix–xx
Great Commission, xix–xx,
207
Great Question, xix–xx,
xxiii, xxvi
H
Habermas, Gary, xi–xiii
(foreword by), 23, 25, 31,
42, 96, 105, 232
hallucination theory, 96
healing, healings, xx, 89,
110, 111, 121, 147, 171,
173, 174, 177–78, 179,
183–87, 189, 206
Hebrews
book of, 71, 86, 177,
191, 247
people, 48, 74, 77, 80,
146
Holy Spirit, 35, 65, 80, 83,
88, 103, 104, 111, 121,
143, 164, 167, 172, 174,
201, 206, 207, 216, 245
Horus, 118–22, 125, 135,
136
Hume, David, 180–82
I
Ignatius, 37
inerrancy, 101, 105
injustice, 3, 6, 68, 72, 89
Inquisition, 28, 194
Irenaeus, 48–49, 51, 52,
178–79
Isaiah, book of, 74, 79, 146,
148, 155–56, 157, 159,
200, 248
J
James, brother of Jesus,
33–34, 36, 38, 40, 59, 96
James, son of Zebedee, 64
Jeremiah, book of, 80,
160, 167
Jerusalem, 3, 17, 27, 32, 33,
34, 36–37, 40, 50, 51, 58,
60, 88, 111–12, 149, 158,
160, 169, 174, 235
Jesus of Nazareth, xv,
13–14, 38, 44, 77, 109,
111, 129, 151, 155, 206
Jesus Seminar, 14, 54
Jesus story, xviii, xxiv,
117–19, 123–24, 127, 134
Jews, 3, 36, 88, 99, 111,
113, 129, 179
John the Baptist, 16, 41, 77,
148–50, 167, 228
John (the apostle; the
disciple of the Lord), xix,
35, 38, 44, 48–49, 51, 52,
63, 64, 77, 194, 204, 223
Joseph of Arimathea, 31,
157
Josephus, Flavius, 30, 34,
40, 177
Judaism, 38, 128–29
judgment, 68–69, 74, 76,
77–79, 84, 87, 108–9,
128, 137, 152, 156, 208
K
Keener, Craig S., 129–30,
151, 179–80, 182, 183,
186
Keller, Tim, 232
Komoszewski, J. Ed, 117,
123–24, 137
Koran, 7, 92, 194
Krauss, Lawrence, 5
Krishna, 134–35, 136
kyrios, 168
L
Lamb of God, 77, 102, 149
Lennox, John, 176, 232
Lewis, C. S., 10–11, 218,
231–32
Licona, Michael, 23, 24, 47
Limbaugh, David, 169
M
Maher, Bill, 10, 117–20,
122, 134, 136
Malachi, book of, 148, 167
manuscripts, 49, 54–55
Maranatha, 168
Massey, Gerald, 121, 125
McDowell, Josh, 220
McDowell, Sean, 93, 233
Mere Christianity, 232
Metherell, Alexander,
97–98
Meyer, Eduard, 61
Meyer, Stephen, 141, 232
miracle, miracles. See chap.
8, “Miracles” (171–92);
see also, xvii, xx, 10, 11,
13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 22, 27,
45, 57, 63, 91, 93, 109,
124–25, 126, 135, 136,
139, 140, 147, 152
missional church, 224–25
missiologists, xix
Mithras, 136
Murdock, Dorothy, 122,
125
Murrell, Steve, 207–8, 211,
214, 216
N
nations, 28, 32, 35, 69, 81,
86, 88, 93, 102, 103,
115, 158, 160, 162, 163,
173, 203, 207, 208, 210,
215, 216, 218, 226, 227,
237, 245
natural
causes, 5, 173
law, 175, 180
selection, 13
naturalism, 6, 175
naturalistic theories, the
failure of, 96–99
Nazareth, xviii, xxi, 12, 13,
14, 38, 44, 60, 77, 105,
109, 110, 111, 129, 132,
141, 146, 151, 155, 206
near death experiences
(NDE), 107, 188
O
obedience, 147, 194, 198,
202, 221
O’Collins, Gerald, 20
Olivier, Frans, 239–40
On the Origin of Species,
13, 15
oral tradition, 57
Origen, 39, 51, 179
origin, 13, 137, 157
Osiris, 119, 120, 122,
137–38
Quest of the Historical Jesus,
The (Schweitzer), 13–14
P
Papias, 37, 48–49, 50
Pascal, Blaise, 2, 186
Paul (the apostle), xiii,
xviii, 15, 20, 23, 31,
33–34, 35, 36, 37, 38–40,
48, 49, 51–52, 58, 79,
83, 84, 88, 92, 94, 96,
97, 102, 106, 107, 108,
112–14, 151, 158, 164,
166, 168, 169, 190, 195,
199, 202, 211, 233, 238
peace, 32, 79, 80, 82, 83,
87, 89, 141, 144, 155,
159, 160, 199, 200, 205,
216, 217, 221, 232, 249
Pentecost, xiii, 88, 109
Peter (the apostle), xiii,
xx–xxi, 18, 33, 34, 36, 37,
38, 48, 49, 50, 51, 59, 79,
104, 150, 191
Pew Research, xvi, 180
philosophy, xvii, xviii, 6, 7,
46, 175, 182, 244
philosophers, 26, 86,
118, 180, 181, 245
Polycarp, 37, 39, 52, 194
Pontius Pilate, xvii, 7, 30,
31, 36, 85, 94, 105, 110,
111
prophecy, prophecies,
50, 51, 80, 100–1, 125,
154–64
prophetic, 33, 74, 101,
147, 156, 162, 163,
169
punishment, 39, 68–69,
73–74, 75, 79, 84, 121,
155, 230
Purple Book, The, 211, 271
Q
Q, 58
R
Real Christianity, 195
reliable, xvi, 22, 25, 29, 35,
45, 46, 58, 61, 66, 95,
105, 177, 181, 231, 232
religion, religions, xv,
xvii, 6–7, 10, 15, 91, 92,
113, 114, 118, 119, 122,
123–24, 126, 127, 132,
135, 136–37, 140, 141,
204, 230, 232, 244, 246
religious, xv, xvi, 3–4,
8, 15, 27, 29, 34, 40,
51, 58, 83, 85, 89, 92,
105, 108, 109, 110,
114, 118, 123, 127,
141, 152, 166, 209,
227, 246
revelation, xx, 13, 18, 143,
166, 219, 232
Revelation, book of, 169
Roberts, Mark D., 62–63
Romans
book of, 76, 83, 84, 106,
158–59, 168, 190,
195, 205–6, 248
people, xx, 13, 18, 143,
166, 219, 232
S
sacrifice, xxi, 16, 71, 72, 74,
75, 77, 79, 80, 82–83, 84,
89, 102, 128, 160, 235
salvation, 39, 72, 80, 81, 136,
141, 143, 144–45, 158,
162, 169, 196, 205, 209,
222, 229, 230, 232, 247
Savior, xvii, xviii, xix, xxii,
6, 22, 40, 97, 111, 144,
150, 165, 170, 237, 240,
243, 249
Schweitzer, Albert, 1,
13–14
science, xvii, xxii, 5, 7, 15,
72, 91, 127, 142, 143,
175–76, 177
2 Corinthians, 20, 79, 108,
206, 220–21
sheep, 74, 155–56, 167, 207
Shermer, Michael, 4, 101
skepticism, xvi, xviii, 6, 12,
13, 25, 32, 46, 102, 126,
180, 220, 244
slavery, 74, 80–81, 86
slaves, 80, 81, 145
Socrates, 8, 9
Soliman, Shaddy, 119
Son of God, xvi, xvii, xxii,
10, 11, 13, 22, 40, 81,
85, 105, 106, 107, 108,
162–63, 191, 202, 223,
224, 229, 231, 240, 243
Son of Man, 79, 81, 99,
100, 154, 161–62, 209,
229
Spurgeon, Charles, 159,
211
Strauss, David, 13, 125,
133
Strobel, Lee, 97–98
suffering, 72, 79, 82, 89,
145, 155, 174, 185, 186,
199, 202
supernatural, xii, xvii, 5,
10, 13, 14, 15, 20, 41,
45–46, 58, 96, 103, 105,
124, 126, 152, 172–75,
182–83, 188–89, 191, 233
swoon theory, 97
T
Tertullian, 40, 53, 183
theologians, xvi, xix, 14
Tiberius Caesar. See Caesar
Titus, book of, 196
tradition, traditional, 32,
48, 50, 52, 57, 103, 117,
123, 127, 182
Turek, Frank, 232
U
unbelief, xviii, 15, 101,
174, 205, 220, 221, 237,
244, 249
unbelievers, 20, 25, 41,
206, 208, 216, 221,
224, 231, 237
United States, xvi, xxiv, 12,
27, 44, 176, 226
USS Barb, 43–44
W
Wallace, Dan, 55, 101, 132
Wallace, J. Warner, 62, 232
Wesley, John, 244, 246–48,
249–50
Wright, N. T., 16, 94–95
Z
Zechariah, book of, 158
Zeitgeist, 122