More Than a Carpenter
by Josh McDowell
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Book Reviews of More Than a Carpenter
Book Review: Fools can go to Hell if they Want to. Pray for their Children
Summary: 5 Stars
I Pity the fool who can't find the real Jesus in reading this book. More than a Carpenter is not the Bible however, it is blblical.
Jesus is the one who originally said "If you do not belive in me you will die in your sins." Folk want Jesus but they can't stand the Jesus of the Bible. THE REAL JESUS. They make up their own Jesus in their own image. That's nice. Now than can spend eternity in Hell with that Jesus. The real Jesus, the True Messiah, the real soul-brother, the man from Galilee, the Righteous Judge, is at the Right hand of God and He knows His own.
People can find a myriad of reasons for not believeing in God or that Jesus was the One He sent to save us from ourselves. A person who wants to justify their own sin is a long way from coming to salvation. A book never saved anyone anyway. That's the Holy Spirit's job. This is a fine book and is written on an easy to understand level. The arguments are sound if not totally analytical. If people want to die in their sins, they are free to do so. Anyone who has read this book and still dies in their sins will simply get what is coming to them, beacuse they now have no excuse. The rekoning will come.
Book Review: Food for thought. . . or debate.
Summary: 4 Stars
Mcdowell did not answer every possible objection in this extended tract, nor is his prose style likely to please those who prefer in-depth scholarship and a neutral style. Not all of his points are logically valid, and he overreaches sometimes. But I guess what irritates some readers more than when he's wrong is when he's right. The modern history of Biblical criticism, the "search for the historical Jesus," is nothing more than a massive attempt to evade the implications of the "Liar, Lunatic, Lord" argument by adding a fourth category: "Legend." This is an act of desperation. Anyone can read the New Testament and see in a minute that the Gospels are historical records. As for Farrell Till, whom a reviewer from Washington (D.C.?) said would "eat Mcdowell alive," in debate, he sounds impressive so long as he talks about subjects I know little about. But whenever he strays onto subjects I am familiar with, it becomes quickly evident to me how superficial his understanding is. If the reviewer is still looking for a debating partner, and Josh doesn't have time, drop me a line, and I'd be happy to oblige him.
Book Review: Basic Introduction and Arguments
Summary: 4 Stars
I read this book when I was in college. For a while, it spurred in me a desire to read more in the area of Apologetics before my theology professor sparked my interest in Systematics. I consider myself fairly well read on both sides of Apologetics arguments (and one has to be if they want to be an Apologeticist), and I found later that Carpenter is really a rather simple sort of book. It's the sort of thing that's good for the average laymen. It does teach very basic thought processes for someone just getting into the field, but it is woefully inadequate once a person gains more than a toehold. This book would make a good tool to allow your average reader to engage in meaningful debate with a friend who is agnostic or atheist, but is equally unlearned in the subject. However, the arguments and ideas McDowell presents have been around for a while and have been "refuted" or at least raised questions that the author never intended. For that reason, and because it got so many into apologetics, I give the book a healthy four stars. But, don't think by any means that it, or Lee Strobel for that matter, will make you an expert on the subject.Book Review: A simple, easy to read case for the claims of Jesus Christ
Summary: 4 Stars
If you are trying to find a simple, easy to read case for the claims of Jesus Christ as the Son of God, Josh McDowell's "More Than A Carpenter" is what you've been looking for. It is not a powerful apologetic or a theological masterpiece but it is a great introduction into the study of who Jesus Christ really is. The foundation of the book is based on the three primary possibilities for who Christ is; Lord, liar or lunatic. This is backed up with a defense of the reliability of the Scriptures, an argument from changed lives over history and an argument for Christ's resurrection. I highly recommend the book to those wanting an introduction to who Jesus really is. The book will probably not convinced the hardened skeptic, but for many, it will be an opportunity for God to open their hearts and minds to the truth, that when received by faith, can transform their lives. If you are looking for apologetics, I recommend Ravi Zacharias, J.P Moreland or Norman Geisler. For a deeper examination of the claims of Christ from another skeptic turned Christian, you may want to check "The Case for Christ," by Lee Stroble.Book Review: This book is excellent.
Summary: 5 Stars
neece@incom.net gave a very poor review of this book. In order to review a book, the reader must read the whole book, not just certain portions while ignoring others. This book is full of good arguments. A particularly good argument in this book was the "who would die for a lie?" argument which was completely misquoted by neece@incom.net. The argument simply shows that the apostles believed in what they preached because they were willing to die for it. The crux of the argument comes from the fact that the apostles were firsthand witnesses of Jesus' ministry. The point was that no one dies for a lie which they know is a lie. The Heaven's gate people truly believed in what they believed in but the difference between the apostles and them is that the apostles were in a position to know the truth. Their deaths testify to the fact that what they preached was actually what they saw firsthand and that is why they were willing to give up their lives for it. This book is much too well thought out to be so carelessly read and misquoted. Judge for yourself. It is more than worth the price.