Cold-Case Christianity Participant's Guide: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels

by J. Warner Wallace

This fully-illustrated, eight-session guide takes participants through ten important principles employed by detectives, applying these techniques to the New Testament Gospel accounts.
 
Designed to work seamlessly with the original book and DVD, this guide is accessible and engaging for participants and leaders alike. It includes questions for reflection, notes for discussion, and examples to help users investigate the claims of Christianity using the skills of a cold-case detective. Participants will grow in certainty and unite in confidence as they learn how to defend the truth through this unique investigative experience.
 
 

112 pages, Paperback

Published October 1, 2018

About the author

J. Warner Wallace is a Dateline featured cold-case homicide detective, popular national speaker and best-selling author. He continues to consult on cold-case investigations while serving as a Senior Fellow at the Colson Center for Christian Worldview. He is also an adjunct professor of apologetics at Talbot School of Theology (Biola University) and Southern Evangelical Seminary, and a faculty member at Summit Ministries. J. Warner became a Christ-follower at the age of thirty-five after investigating the claims of the New Testament gospels using his skill set as a detective. He eventually earned a Master’s Degree in Theological Studies from Gateway Seminary.

J. Warner has appeared on television and radio, explaining the role that evidence plays in the Christian definition of “faith” and defending the historicity of Jesus, the reliability of the Bible and the truth of the Christian worldview. Jim also speaks at churches, retreats and camps as he seeks to help people become confident Christian case makers. J. Warner’s book, Cold-Case Christianity, provides readers with ten principles of cold case investigations and utilizes these principles to examine the reliability of the gospel eyewitness accounts. In God’s Crime Scene, he investigates eight pieces of evidence in the universe to make the case for God’s existence. In Forensic Faith, J. Warner makes the case for a more reasonable, evidential Christian faith.

J. Warner’s professional investigative work has received national recognition; his cases have been featured more than any other detective on NBC’s Dateline, and his work has also appeared on CourtTV and Fox News. He also appears on television as an investigative consultant (most recently on truTV) and had a role in God’s Not Dead 2, making the case for the historicity of Jesus. J. Warner was awarded the Police and Fire Medal of Valor “Sustained Superiority” Award for his continuing work on cold-case homicides, and the CopsWest Award after solving a 1979 murder. Relying on over two decades of investigative experience, J. Warner provides his readers and audiences with the tools they will need to investigate the claims of Christianity and make a convincing case for the truth of the Christian worldview.

Reviews

[Drew Pesall · Rating 5 out of 5]

A solid participants guide for a fantastic study

This participants guide goes really well with the video series, and poses a lot of good discussion questions and relevant Bible verses that make a great addition to a Bible study that follows along with the videos.

[Vincent Darlage · Rating 4 out of 5]

Getting ready to team teach this for Sunday school.

[Vernessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thought Provoking

This study challenge me to think about the evidence presented by the eyewitness writers of the gospels and the validity of their claims.

[Darrin Niday · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cold study

It is a thought provoking study, but have to say I don't agree to everything that was brought up. But still good

[Nancy Lilly F · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very much enjoyed it and I do recommend it for skeptics and anyone who wishes to enrich their testimony.

[Isaiah (aka Isaiah Ward) Herrero · Rating 5 out of 5]

fantastic book read this 10 years ago and still holds up.