Who wrote a well-known book on the proof of the resurrection of Christ?
Josh McDowell is the author identified in the transcript as having written a well-known book on the proof of the resurrection of Christ. The context describes it as one of the best little paperback books on that subject, and notes his life changed from infidelity to defending the literal, physical resurrection.
Les teaches that Josh McDowell wrote a great book on resurrection, one of the best little paperback books he ever read on the proof of the resurrection of Christ. He explains that McDowell began as a complete infidel on a college campus, had fun destroying the faith of college students, and then decided to go to Israel to dig up proof that the resurrection was just a fallacy. But the more he dug, the more he proved himself wrong, and he came away a born-again believer. Les adds that the direction of his life completely changed, and he spent years going from campus to campus proving to college kids that Christ literally, physically arose from the grave. This illustrates what Paul is doing for the Corinthians: proving beyond a shadow of a doubt that Christ died but arose from the dead, which is the very hope of every believer.