In concise and devastating style, Craig Parton, a trial lawyer versed in analysing evidence, argues that religions uniformly fail the simplest tests of admissibility for their respective claims. Few religions even make testable assertions, relying instead on subjective and existential appeals. The occasional historical - thus veri able - claims can be swiftly sorted out; the result is an astounding vindication of the central non-hearsay claims of the rst-century eyewitnesses to the life and work of Jesus Christ. This work challenges the prevailing viewpoint that all religions make the same, or even similar, allegations. More troubling than this prevailing view is that the religions of the world remain diametrically opposed on the issues of the nature of humanity, the reality of evil, the nature of history, and the way of salvation. Sorting out the clashing claims of religions is the task of this book, and a trial lawyer well schooled in the laws of admissible evidence brings insight and clarity to matters normally thought to be solely in the domain of philosophers and theologians. CRAIG A. PARTON is a lawyer who has been involved in the trial of some of the largest natural-resource cases in California. He is a partner with a law rm in California, and is the United States director of the International Academy of Apologetics (www.apologeticsacademy.eu). Parton teaches and debates issues surrounding the facticity of the rst-century events recorded in the primary source documents (the New Testament) and the topic of religious truth claims. He is the author of two previous works on the examination and defense of the Christian assertions, and is a regular contributor to the 'Global Journal of Classical Theology' and 'Logia: A Journal of Lutheran Theology', as well as a contributing scholar to 'Modern Reformation' magazine. "A thoughtful analysis of religious truth claims and the need to base faith and beliefs on evidence." - OLIVER WILDER-SMITH, Radboud University "Here is an author capable of combining his expertise in three disciplines - jurisprudence, theology, and literature - to build a brilliant and much needed case, a superb blend of courtroom, classroom, and prose " - UWE SIEMON-NETTO, International Journalist, Gurat, France
