Retail giant Hobby Lobby, which is run by the devoutly Christian ‘Green family’, is giving away half a million free copies of Lee Strobel’s book The Case for Christmas in their stores this holiday season.
Strobel, a former investigative journalist who became a pastor at Saddleback Church before becoming a full-time author and apologist, is perhaps best known for his book The Case for Christ, which has sold over five million copies and became a Hollywood film, and the broader “Case for” series (The Case for Faith, The Case for Easter, The Case for Miracles, The Case for Christmas, and others), with combined sales in the millions.
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The publisher’s book summary reads:
Who was in the manger that first Christmas morning? Some say he would become a great moral leader. Others, a social critic. Still others view Jesus as a profound philosopher, a rabbi, a feminist, a prophet, and more. Many are convinced he was the divine Son of God. Who was he–really? And how can you know for sure?
Consulting experts on the Bible, archaeology, and messianic prophecy, Lee Strobel searches out the true identity of the child in the manger. Join him as he asks the tough, pointed questions you’d expect from an award-winning legal journalist.
If Jesus really was God in the flesh, then there ought to be credible evidence, including Eyewitness Evidence–Can the biographies of Jesus be trusted? Scientific Evidence–What does archaeology reveal? Profile Evidence–Did Jesus fulfill the attributes of God? Fingerprint Evidence–Did Jesus uniquely match the identity of the Messiah?
The Case for Christmas invites you to consider why Christmas matters in the first place. Somewhere beyond the traditions of the holiday lies the truth. It may be more compelling than you’ve realized. Weigh the facts . . . and decide for yourself.
