The topics will focus on beliefs and arguments related to the existence, nature, and character of Jesus:
JESUS TOPICS (from Christian Apologetics)
BOOK 1
1. Did Jesus exist?
2. Is the NT historically reliable?
BOOK 2
3. How should we determine whether Jesus is the divine Son of God?
4. Is the Trilemma a strong argument?
5. The Messianic Prophecy Argument
--a. Is the Messianic Prophecy Argument a strong argument?
--b. What are the implications of the truth or falsehood of the claim "Jesus was the Messiah" for the claim that "Jesus was the divine Son of God"?
BOOK 3
6. How should we determine whether a miracle has occurred?
7. The Resurrection of Jesus
--a. Is the case for the Resurrection of Jesus a strong case?
--b. What are implications of the truth or falsehood of the claim "Jesus rose from the dead" for the claim that "Jesus was the divine Son of God"?
BOOK 4
8. False Prophet Argument
--a. Is the argument that Jesus was a False Prophet a strong argument?
--b. What are the implications of the truth or falsehood of the claim that "Jesus was a false prophet" for the claim that "Jesus was the divine Son of God"?
9. Morally Flawed Person Argument
--a. Is the argument that Jesus was a Morally Flawed Person a strong argument?
--b. What are the implications of the truth or falsehood of the claim that "Jesus was a morally flawed person" for the claim that "Jesus was the divine Son of God"?
10. What are the consequences and implications for Evangelical Christianity of the truth or falsehood of the claim “Jesus was the divine Son of God”?
--a. What are the consequences and implications for Evangelical Christianity if the claim “Jesus was the divine Son of God” is True?
--b. What are the consequences and implications for Evangelical Christianity if the claim “Jesus was the divine Son of God” is False?
Ten topics could be covered in ten years if each topic took exactly one year to cover. But some topics will require more research and writing than others in order to adequately cover the topic. So, I looked over the topics and evaluated each one as either small, medium, or large. I assume that the medium topics will take about one year to cover, the small topics will take about half that time (six months), and the large topics will take about two years to cover. When I added up the time it came out to 10.5 years.
DRAFT High-Level Plan
Small = 6 months of effort
Medium = 12 months of effort
Large = 24 months of effort
3 Small topics = 1.5
years
5 Medium topics = 5.0 years
2 Large topics = 4.0
years
Total = 10.5 years
Assumption: I will write 10
pages/month
(the number of pages remaining
after editing/revising)
Book 1 = 3 years = 360 pages
Book 2 = 2.5 years = 300
pages
Book 3 = 3 years = 360 pages
Book 4 = 2 years = 240 pages
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