While I was at the annual SBC meeting in Indianapolis, I was pumped to discover my favorite Christian scholar, Timothy Paul Jones (an Okie, by the way), would be signing his latest book.
To tell you the truth, I wasn’t all that jazzed about Dr. Jones’ new book, but I bought one nonetheless. Boy, am I glad I did. In it, he twists so-called Christian skeptics into an intellectual pretzel, in his usual engaging style. The book is summarized here:
“So far, the twenty-first century has been rough on Jesus. Theories that have been swirling around for hundreds of years claiming to discredit His life have suddenly become hot again. None of these theories are completely new. In fact, the hundreds of books, movies, and other reconstructions simply recycle the “top ten” conspiracies. Timothy Paul Jones has researched them all and discovered there is no reason to fear these skeptical reconstructions of Jesus. When subjected to actual historical evidences, each conspiracy crumbles beneath the weight of its own overblown claims.”
It is a must-read, which I try not to say too often. Shortly after meeting Dr. Jones, I took advantage of the long afternoon break to see another Dr. Jones, the new Indiana Jones movie. Something about seeing it in Indiana made it better than it otherwise would have. I give it 3 stars (out of 4). Is it a must-see? Probably, though not nearly as much as Prince Caspian.