The case for Christ : a journalist's personal investigation of the evidence for Jesus / Lee Strobel.

Introduction : Reopening the investigation of a lifetime -- Part 1: Examining the record -- The eyewitness evidence: Can the biographies of Jesus be trusted? / with Dr. Craig Blomberg -- Testing the eyewitness evidence: Do the biographies of Jesus stand up to scrutiny? / with Dr. Craig Blomberg -- The documentary evidence: Were Jesus' biographies reliably preserved for us? / with Dr. Bruce Metzger -- The corroborating evidence: Is there credible evidence for Jesus outside his biographies? / with Dr. Edwin Yamauchi -- The scientific evidence: Does archaeology confirm or contradict Jesus' biographies? / with Dr. John McRay -- The rebuttal evidence: Is the Jesus of history the same as the Jesus of faith? / with Dr. Gregory Boyd -- Part 2: Analyzing Jesus -- The identity evidence: Was Jesus really convinced that he was the Son of God? / with Dr. Ben Witherington III -- The psychological evidence: Was Jesus crazy when he claimed to be the Son of God? / with Dr. Gary Collins -- The profile evidence: Did Jesus fulfill the attributes of God? / with Dr. D.A. Carson -- The fingerprint evidence ": Did Jesus--and Jesus alone--match the identity of the Messiah? / with Louis Lapides -- Part 3: Researching the resurrection -- The medical evidence: Was Jesus' death a sham and his resurrection a hoax? / with Dr. Alexander Metherell -- The evidence of the missing body: Was Jesus' body really absent from his tomb? / with Dr. William Lane Craig -- The evidence of appearances : Was Jesus seen alive after his death on the cross? / with Dr. Gary Habermas -- The circumstantial evidence ": Are there any supporting facts that point to the resurrection? / with Dr. J.P. Moreland -- Conclusion : The verdict of history: What does the evidence establish--and what does it mean today?

Using the dramatic scenario of an investigative journalist pursuing his story and leads, Strobel uses his experience as a reporter for the Chicago Tribune to interview experts about the evidence for Christ from the fields of science, philosophy, and history.

The book consists primarily of interviews between Strobel (a former legal editor at the Chicago Tribune) and biblical scholars such as Bruce Metzger. Each interview is based on a simple question, concerning historical evidence (for example, "Can the Biographies of Jesus Be Trusted?"), scientific evidence, ("Does Archaeology Confirm or Contradict Jesus' Biographies?"), and "psychiatric evidence" ("Was Jesus Crazy When He Claimed to Be the Son of God?"). Together, these interviews compose a case brief defending Jesus' divinity, and urging readers to reach a verdict of their own.