Just finished Lee Strobel - "A Case for Christ". This book runs in parallel with his own quest, where he, as a reporter, decided to examine the evidence relating to Jesus and during this investigation he came to a realisation that the Jesus of the Bible was accurate and he then became a Christian.
Excellent book for the sceptic who questions the historical evidence of Jesus. It is written at a very basic level and he summarises actual interviews with experts in various fields.
He covers the validity of the Gospels as accurate witness statements, looks at their authenticity. He examines the archaeological evidence, other source documents and compares Jesus with other Religious founders.
Now going to start "A Case for Faith"
Jazz
PS In the copy I have, its cover illustrates the handprint of Jesus with a red area on the palm of the hand, representing where he was nailed to the cross, but he clearly states in his book that this was not the case and the nail would have gone through the wrist!!