The Case For Christ: A Journalist's Personal In... Apr 2026

Does archaeology support the biblical record?

In 1980, Lee Strobel was a staunch atheist. When his wife, Leslie, announced she had become a Christian, Strobel didn't celebrate; he feared he was losing the woman he married to a cult-like delusion. Armed with a "brash, cocky" attitude and a background in legal reporting, he decided to rescue her by proving that the Resurrection of Jesus was a historical myth. The Methodology: A Courtroom on Paper The Case for Christ: A Journalist's Personal In...

Lee Strobel’s The Case for Christ isn’t just a book; it’s one of the most successful "detective stories" in modern publishing. It chronicles the journey of a Yale-educated, award-winning legal editor for the Chicago Tribune who set out to use his journalistic skills to debunk Christianity, only to find himself converted by the very evidence he tried to dismantle. Does archaeology support the biblical record

Since its release in 1998, The Case for Christ has sold millions of copies and was adapted into a major motion picture in 2017. It redefined the "apologetics" genre, moving it away from dry academic textbooks and into the realm of fast-paced, investigative journalism. Armed with a "brash, cocky" attitude and a