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Book Review: The Completely Updated & Expanded Evidence That Demands a Verdict

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I first read the original Josh McDowell’s Evidence That Demands a Verdict a number of years ago for an apologetics course and found it to be helpful. Then a new version came out in 1999, which I enjoyed as well. Then I heard about another version coming out in October of 2017. I first thought, “Come on! Another one?!?” But now that I have it in hand and have read through it, I can say, it is a must have.   The claim of “completely updated and expanded” is true. Part 1: Evidence for the Bible is a must have for the Christian. Many today inside Christendom don’t trust the Bible, which is deeply troubling. Christians are people of a book: the Bible. Yet, they struggle with viewing the Bible as wholly unique, historical, and reliable. This section is an honest look at the evidence for a solid trust in the contents of the Bible. Part 2: Evidence for Jesus puts forward a compelling case for the historical Jesus as well as evidence for Jesus, the Son of God. But Josh and so