Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels

J. Warner Wallace. Colorado Springs, Colo.: David C Cook, 2013. 288 pp. (Paperback).

Since the New Testament was written about 2,000 years ago, no eyewitnesses are alive to attest to its claims. We have no audio, video or photographic proof of the events described in the Gospels. It makes perfect sense, then, to examine the Gospels as if they were a cold case: to look for evidence to support or refute the claims using the same techniques a detective would use in examining a case from the past.  

Homicide detective J. Warner Wallace characterizes himself as “an angry atheist, a skeptic” who decided to examine the Gospels using the same methodology he used in his investigations. To his surprise, he soon concluded that the Book of Mark was an authentic eyewitness account. He became a Christian and an apologist for the Christian faith. 

In “Cold-Case Christianity,” the author lays out the principles of investigation one by one, then painstakingly applies historical and scriptural evidence to form a strong case for the accuracy and authorship of the Gospels. It is a fascinating read that will strengthen your faith and give you tools for defending what you believe.