Delve into Christian apologetics with a clear, historical approach to belief and miracles in the modern world, through a distinguished 19th‑century perspective on faith and reason.
This edition presents a rigorous defense of the Resurrection and the supernatural, grounded in careful analysis rather than speculation.
The book surveys key questions about miracles, revelation, and the nature of God and creation. It uses historical criticism to assess the resurrection as a fact within history, and it discusses how faith engages with the natural world, without sacrificing reason. Readers will encounter discussions on the freedom of the human will, the dignity of creation, and the central claim that the Incarnation completes the divine plan for humanity.
- How historical evidence is used to evaluate the Resurrection and other miracles
- The relationship between nature, God, and the possibility of divine revelation
- Competing views of cosmic development versus a theistic creation and redemption
- A Christology that presents God becoming man and the implications for faith today
Ideal for readers of Christian apologetics, theology, and those exploring why belief remains meaningful in a skeptical era.
Frederic Louis Godet (1812-1900), one of the most influential Swiss Protestant Reformed scholars of his day was educated at the University of Neuchatel in Switzerland, studied Theology at Bonn and Berlin and was ordained to the ministry in 1836. From 1850 to 1873, he was professor of Biblica Exegesis and Critical Theology at the Theological School of the National Swiss Church of the canton. In 1873, he became one of the founders of the Free Evangelical Church of Neuchatel, professor of New Testament Exegesis in the Free Evangelical Theological School and a firm defender of the Orthodox Christian faith in a growing sea of liberalism. Among Godet's best known writings are Commentary on Luke, Commentary on John, Commentary on Romans, Commentary on First corinthians, Studies in the Old Testament, STudies in the NEw Testament, STudies in Paul's Epistles, and Lectures in Defense of the Christian Faith.