The Testimony of the Evangelists: The Gospels Examined by the Rules of Evidence Paperback – October 22, 2019

This is an excellent book for all types of people, Christians and non-Christian alike. It is especially good for those who believe they are the intellectual type. I work in the legal field, and so I found this book to be a clincher for even the most hard hearted skeptics. If they would just set their bias aside and truly absorb what this author is saying, there won't be any doubt that the evidence of the Evangelist is reliable.This is a book I challenge my friends and coworkers to read because we deal with evidence people submit daily, seeking a benefit through this government agency. We are legally bound to recognize all applicants are "prima facie" eligible until proven otherwise through testimony and evidence. And so, we are trained to recognize what makes good evidence and what makes bad evidence. The Gospels are good evidence, unimpeachable.I have actually gone back and purchased additional copies of this book so that I can give them out to people who need to hear it from a legal scholar with impeccable credentials. It's a very easy book to read. It can be digested in a matter of two or three hours, and its inexpensive as well, costing less than ten bucks.Simon Greenleaf lays everything out so well, it is truly easy to follow his logic. If you are a skeptic about the Bible, doubting its authenticity, this book will explain to you why you should accept the Gospel accounts as fact, because their testimony is clear. Jesus is God incarnate as the Gospels attest. If you read this book, then this knowledge about Jesus is now in your head, and I pray that God the Holy Spirit will place it in your heart.

"The Testimony of the Evangelists" by Simon Greenleaf is a much fabled book in apologetic circles, and rightfully so. It is quite an amazing little text. Simon Greenleaf, who was a professor of law at Harvard, and highly esteemed in that profession, investigates the biblical text in a manner most genius. In great detail he examines and cross examines the testimony of the Evangelist. He does so in such a manner that you learn about the law and what can be considered evidence. He goes into great detail to as explain to the person even the why's of the theories of evidence, and what is admissible and not admissible. He also examines the texts themselves that men who have read them in Greek, and studied them at college and Seminary are rewarded with little gems of knowledge concerning them that perhaps they had never thought of before.For instance, I am even more convinced now that Matthew was the first gospel written, in the face of current scholarly argumentation for Mark.In the end Simon Greenleaf makes a convincing argument for the veracity of the witnesses recorded, and the conclusion that Jesus did rise from the dead.One buying this book gets more than he bargained for, as it also has 3 other manuscripts attached. There is a defense of the shameful way Jesus was tried by Joseph Salvador, and then a rebuttal by Dupin. There is a great little account of textual criticism by Constatine Tishendorff, who discovered the Sinaitic Codex. This little essay is worth your ten bucks by itself. As it shows how having the texts we do confirms and rectifies the text we commonly call the Bible.

While this is not a trivial read, it is worthwhile to make the effort. Simon Greenleaf is one of the two men whom legal scholars credit for helping establish the credibility of the American legal system. Greenleaf himself established the bases for legal evidence, which we use to this day. Originally an atheist, Greenleaf was challenged by his students to put the Gospel accounts to the test by using his own standards for evidence. While he began that challenge with the goal of disproving the Gospels, he ended up realizing that they would stand up in a court of law as valid evidence.This book would make an excellent read for those involved in the legal profession, but it would also be of use to any willing to start with an open mind and a willingness to examine the Gospel claims without a preconceived bias --- something that many today are unwilling or unable to do. But, regardless of how one feels at the conclusion of this book, one will still have gained an excellent understanding of the critical thinking processes of one of America's great legal thinkers as that relates to the Gospels.

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Hervorragend!Der Glaube an Christus ist nicht blind.Er hat ein solides Fundament.Danke, Simon Grenleaf!Ich wünsche diesem kompakten Buch eine weite Verbreitung und eine ständige Aktualisierung.Eignet sich bestens als Geschenk.Dieses Buch hat mich sehr berührt. Wird hoffentlich wieder aufgelegt?Vielen Dank!

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