A Doubter's Guide to Jesus: An Introduction to the Man from Nazareth for Believers and Skeptics (Audio)

This book is a good example of what it means to give the other side a foothold and pretend there is neutral ground. For any of the good point Dickson makes it's underscored by giving up the traditional and biblical standpoint in favor of natural history. This is a stance that shouldn't be taken up by the Christian and is not genuinely made. While Dickson makes some valid points about what you bring in from your worldview says about the evidence presented to you, he does not make the point throughout and gives the doubter the point. What his argument boils down to is the possibility of Jesus being God and the Bible talking about Him in probability but not in divine revelation. I understand what Dickson is trying to do but he gives up his position immediately. There are also many times where Dickson is just plain wrong in many of his assertions. For example, Jesus never calls His disciples to believe anything. What? A matter-of-fact statement about there being a Q document and what it says. Ya, good luck trying to actually show that. His chapter on Jesus being Adam misses the comparison almost completely. His example using the Prodigal Son misseses the audience and half the story. Dickson's view of the early Church, the Atonement of Christ, and how salvation comes about could use some further reading and study. I would not recommend this book to many people for the above reasons. Final Grade - D+