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Habermas defends the historical veracity of the orthodox view of Jesus with a detailed set of convincing arguments. I don't know how someone could read this book without concluding that Jesus Christ was who the New Testament proclaimed Him to be.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003eDr. J.P. Moreland\u003c\/strong\u003e, Professor of Philosophy, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eIn The Historical Jesus, Habermas has provided us with an impressive critical overview of the historical Jesus that is at once penetratingly insightful and remarkable comprehensive. This work constitutes one of the best comprehensive refutation of the new revisionist views of Jesus to date as well as one of the best historical defenses of the evangelical view that Jesus was, and is, the Son of God. Must read...\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003eDr. Gregory A. 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We don’t even have to unlock some secret code or wait for archaeologists to translate a newly found gnostic manuscript. The Gospels you hold in your hand, miracles and all, tell the truth about Jesus. Who is he, really? He is the Messiah of Israel and Lord of the Church who died for our sins and rose for our justification. 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You made me smile!\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eMark: Just finished reading your The Chronological Life of Christ. Thank you for all the hours of solitude and scholarship necessary to produce such a practical and useful resource. Brother Wilson introduced me to J. W. Shepard's Christ of the Gospels and A. C. Wieand's Harmony. Your writing builds on their foundation and adds immensely to the study, application, and communication of the Gospels. My wife and I were part of Mark \u0026amp; Carla Scott's trip to Israel in June (now postponed). I started reading in January specifically to prepare for that trip, and also preached 12 messages from the Gospels over the past months.\u003c\/em\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eDr. Moore, I am grateful for the resources you have made available through your website. I especially enjoy the lectures you have posted and am currently going through the Life of Christ series. 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