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More Than a Carpenter

Written by: Josh D. McDowell
Narrated by: Sean McDowell
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The inspirational classic, More than a Carpenter, is now updated for a new generation of seekers with a fresh look, revised material, and a new chapter that addresses questions commonly raised today. Former skeptic Josh McDowell is now joined by his son Sean as they examine the evidence about Jesus. Is he really the Lord he claimed to be? How can we know for sure? More than a Carpenter offers arguments for faith from a skeptic turned believer. 

Since its original publication in 1977, this modern classic has sold over 15 million copies, been translated into dozens of languages, and introduced countless people to the real Jesus. Now with new content that addresses questions raised by today's popular atheist writers. 

©2009 Josh McDowell Ministry (P)2009 Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

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Amazing

The factual references in this book can make a critic reevaluate his skepticism. Amazingly told and transformative.

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Great resource

Fantastic and easy to read great resource for apologetics, bought for my 14 y.o son.

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the tip of the intellectual iceberg.

Here your investigations into Jesus and christianity can begin. It's a great starting point, compelling enough for some to accept fully and for others to start looking at Jesus/christianity from a more legitimate angle. Christianity is not in antithetical to science or logical thinking. Quite the opposite.

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amazing. I did listen to it once and I'm reoeatin.

Jesus is great he's is alive and changing lives its the proof he's God amazing book and amazing story

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  • veronica
  • 2017-06-27

A great book but error in the audio

Found important mistakes that are not present in the actual book thus audio book need to be corrected

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  • DP
  • 2018-12-26

Read the book instead...

Content is good. The voice of the reader is very hard for me to listen to compared to most Audible recordings. Just my opinion, but it would have served the customer better to employ a profession reader rather than just throw your son some work. The younger McDowell sounds like an excited adolescent and reads faster than necessary. Again ,just my opinion.

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  • Rhonda Esser
  • 2018-06-10

Amen!

I became a Christian 39 years ago after reading this book and it’s still as magical now as it was then! Thank you Josh McDowell for being the catalyst in making me a believer in Christ.

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  • Amy & Aaron
  • 2020-04-02

Narrator is a disservice

Once you get past the kid they used as a narrator and into the actual content of the book it's pretty good.

The narrator sounds condescending at best through most of the book which is not what you want when Christianity is an a low with young people. Sean did such a horrible job reading the book that I had to force myself to listen to it.

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  • LoveMyMama
  • 2023-06-14

Excellent-worth reading

An honest and humble explanation of the author’s search for truth about Jesus. A worthy listen.

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  • Shirell
  • 2023-11-03

Now I understand why it’s a required Bible college book!

Absolutely recommend!! Very informative! Easy to understand and definitely a reread many times over! Wow

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  • Daryl Gorden
  • 2023-10-09

Life changing

Life changing , what more can I say Jesus is the answer. Jesus is the one in true God, who came to save all who believe in him.

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  • Anonymous User
  • 2023-09-30

Missing a lot from physical book

My number one complaint is that it’s missing a lot of information from the physical book. I have two young children and I barely ever get a chance to sit down and actually read a book. So I got both audiobook and physical book so I could listen to it and have the physical book to reference later. Well, the audiobook is extremely short and missing lots of chapters from the physical book. The reader, Sean, is also very enthusiastic with every sentence so it makes it hard to listen to and hard to catch every thing he’s saying as he talks very quickly. I love the message and will be trying to set aside time to actually read the physical book at some point.

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  • David B
  • 2023-08-26

Great book

Really enjoyed it. Plan on having my family read or listen to it. Makes a solid case for Christ.

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  • Keila Narvaez
  • 2023-08-17

Exactly what I needed to hear

Great book highlighting Sean’s testimony and giving great evidence for Jesus Christ as our Savior.

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