Conspiracies and The Cross [Hardcover]

Timothy Paul Jones (Author), Dinesh D'Souza (Foreword)

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Publication Date: February 13, 2008

Join Jones on a faith-strengthening journey through the remnants of long-faded civilizations as he examines historical evidence of the life of Jesus. Outlining 10 major conspiracy theories about the deity of Christ, he reveals the fallacies in each and examines the various media outlets---books, movies, documentaries---where these schemes have recently surfaced. 224 pages, hardcover from Frontline.

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About the Author

Dr. Timothy Paul Jones is a CBA bestselling and award-winning author and theologian. Dr. Jones holds an undergraduate degree in Biblical Studies, a Master of Divinity degree with emphasis on church history and the New Testament, and an Ed.D. in Leadership.

He is the former senior pastor of First Baptist Church of Rolling Hills in the Tulsa metro area. He also served as an adjunct professor of church history at the Oklahoma Baptist University Ministry Training Institute and as an adjunct professor of Greek language studies at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary.
 

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Frontline (February 13, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1599792052
• ISBN-13: 978-1599792057
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,223,359 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Timothy Paul Jones serves as professor of leadership and as associate vice president of Global Campus at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, the flagship school of the Southern Baptist Convention and one of the largest seminaries in the world. Before coming to Southern Seminary, Dr. Jones led churches in Missouri and Oklahoma as a pastor and an associate pastor.

Dr. Jones has been widely recognized as a leading writer and researcher in the fields of apologetics, Christian education, and family ministry. Christian Retailing Magazine awarded Jones top honors in 2010 in the Christian education category for his book Christian History Made Easy. Charles Colson listed him as one of "four names you need to know" when responding to the new atheists. Jones has also received the Scholastic Recognition Award from the North American Professors of Christian Education for his research in faith development.

The son of a rural pastor, Dr. Jones earned his bachelor of arts degree in biblical studies at Manhattan Christian College. He holds the Master of Divinity degree from Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Kansas City and the Doctor of Philosophy degree from The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has taught biblical languages at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and at Oklahoma Baptist University, as well as lecturing on the reliability of the New Testament Gospels at the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill) at forums sponsored by InterVarsity Christian Fellowship.

Despite his strong academic pedigree, Dr. Jones has shown a unique ability to communicate in an appealing, accessible style that has made him popular with the masses. He has authored or contributed to more than a dozen books, including Misquoting Truth, Trained in the Fear of God, and the CBA bestseller The Da Vinci Codebreaker. Widely sought as a commentator on theological topics, Dr. Jones has been interviewed on numerous radio and television programs, including WGN Morning News, Fox & Friends, Crosstalk America, and Bible Answer Man.

He is married to Rayann and they have two children, Hannah and Skylar.

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15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Readable and Valuable, March 5, 2008

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Larry Shallenberger (Erie, Pa USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Conspiracies and The Cross (Hardcover)

I read this book in it's ARC form, and actually read it a few times. Dr. Timothy Jones has created a readable yet thorough examination of the most common challenges that are made against the authority of the scriptures.

This is a valuable resource... for decades preachers have been working to demonstrate that Scriptures are relevant. There's nothing inherently wrong with that. However, the debate has shifted-- our culture wants to know if scripture is reliable. This book is a fantastic handbook to advance that argument.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Informative and Interesting Apologetics book with the Layman in mind., January 4, 2009

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Ky. Col. - See all my reviews

This review is from: Conspiracies and The Cross (Hardcover)

In "Conspiracies and the Cross", Timothy Paul Jones has written a defense of Christianity against ten of the more popular attacks on Christian faith. These range from some of the scholar Bart Earhman's textural inspired doubts to ideas of other scholars such as Elaine Pagels (Gnostic texts) and John Crossan (idea Jesus may not have been buried) to less serious (but possibly just as influential) attacks such as the Talpiot Tomb and the Jesus Myth ideas. First of all, I should point out that the author is a generally theologically conservative Christian and is writing an apologetics book so don't be expecting a down the middle type of deal. That said, I think the author generally utilizes good arguementation and is obviously well read on the subjects. Many readers may also enjoy Jones's writing style which goes a long way in covering at times complicated material in a manner fit for a lay reader. He also cleverly but non-distastefully utilizes humor. I think this is an excellent introductory book to Christian apologetics and can be quite interesting to those who have already been reading in the field as well. Don't expect a schollarly answer to all of your potential questions, but I can honestly say that this book was both enjoyable to read and has even been rather helpful in a recent internet forum discussion I was involved in. Some of the footnotes are interesting as well and the author offers suggestions of different books to read to further one's studies (he suggests titles on both sides of various issues). Overall, I recommend it.

Sincerely,
Jason Kyle Richie

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great rsource for every christian, June 23, 2009

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Trey Talley (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Conspiracies and The Cross (Hardcover)

A great book for every Christian to own as a valuable resource. In today's times it seems like we are surrounded by skeptics and bound to have them ask us quesions that are meant to pose doubt to what we believe. This book will enable you to have answers for such questions, and it is always reaffirming to know, and to be able to tell other, what and why we believe.