A medical scientist examines the life of Jesus - Peter Creighton Elwood

During more than fifty years in medical research, Elwood honed his skillsin evaluating evidence-evidence of benefit from drugs, from clinicalprocedures, and above all, from lifestyle. The overall aim throughout wasnot just an increase in survival but also the enriching of the health andthe well-being of patients.In this book, Elwood examines the person and the life of Jesus and itsrelevance to our daily lives and to our relationships. Starting with thevirgin birth, he examines the evidence in the story by Mary that herconception and pregnancy were unique and are consistent with the personof Jesus having a human and a divine origin. He then examines the lifeand teaching of Jesus and shows how this can enrich and give purposeto the lives of those who follow Jesus.Finally, Elwood reconstructs the details of the death and the resurrectionof Jesus and attempts to explain some of the underlying purposes andmeaning for us of these events.In neither his medical work nor in this book does Elwood ever claim proof,freely admitting there is always another possible explanation. Throughoutthe book, Elwood sees faith as one possible response to evidence, buthe commends the seeking of further evidence as an indication of honestdoubt on the part of the inquirer.