Bible scholars are glad to have evidence from archaeology supporting the historical context of the Gospels-and they have a great amount of such evidence-but they do not make the leap from historical confirmation to proof of the supernatural. No one believes that the Bible’s mention of the Pool of Siloam, combined with the modern-day discovery of that pool, proves that Jesus must have healed a blind man (see John 9). Skeptics suggest that Christians are committing the same fallacy when they point to certain historical details in the Bible-details that are undeniably true-and then conclude that Jesus really is God’s miracle-working Son.įirst, we should point out that no credible Christian apologist reasons in a way similar to the Spider-Man fallacy. Based on that historical evidence, the archaeologists wrongly conclude that Spider-Man must have actually existed, too. The Spider-Man fallacy is explained like this: in the future, archaeologists find old Spider-Man comic books, and within those comics are certain facts that are true (such as New York being an actual city). A positive justification of the Christian faith automatically overwhelms all competing world views lacking an equally strong case.The Spider-Man fallacy is a mistake in logic that some skeptics falsely accuse Christians of making. As Craig says, “If you have a sound and persuasive case for Christianity, you don’t have to become an expert in comparative religions and Christian cults.
He shows that there is good reason to think Christianity is true. His approach-that of positive apologetics-gives careful attention to crucial questions and concerns, including: the relationship of faith and reason, the existence of God, the problems of historical knowledge and miracles, the personal claims of Christ, and the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus.
Wanting to engage not just academics and pastors but Christian laypeople and seekers, William Lane Craig has revised and updated key sections in this third edition of his classic text to reflect the latest work in astrophysics, philosophy, probability calculus, the arguments for the existence of God, and Reformed epistemology. Gresham Machen once said, “False ideas are the greatest obstacles to the reception of the gospel”-which makes apologetics that much more important. Perfect as a textbook yet excellent for lay readers, this updated edition builds a positive case for Christianity by applying the latest thought to core theological themes. This e-book was chosen by our readers to be placed on sale.
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