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David Limbaugh Puts Jesus On Trial

Matt K. Lewis Senior Contributor
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A story Justice Antonin Scalia likes to tell: When one of his high school classmates was critical of the William Shakespeare, their Jesuit teacher, Father Matthews, sternly advised: “Mister, when you read Shakespeare, Shakespeare’s not on trial. You are.”

I thought of that when I received a copy of David Limbaugh’s new book, Jesus on Trial. And during a podcast conversation yesterday, Limbaugh confessed that he, too, had worried about the title: “Who am I,” Limbaugh said, “a mortal — and a believer, now — be to put Jesus on trial? I didn’t really like the title initially.”

Limbaugh was ultimately persuaded to go with the title, however, so long as it included this subtitle: “A Lawyer Affirms The Truth Of The Gospel.”

And that’s precisely what this book does. During a recent conversation, Limbaugh discussed his transition from skeptic to believer, how Old Testament prophesy predicted Jesus’s birth and crucifixion, why the literary quality and poetic beauty of Scripture is underrated, and what he calls “God-incidences” — miracles that we later rationalize as coincidences.

Listen to our podcast discussion with David Limbaugh here — or download the podcast on iTunes.

And make sure to check out some of our recent interviews, including:

ATR’s Grover Norquist (on his trip to Burning Man.)

National Journal’s Ron Fournier

Senate Conservative Fund’s President Ken Cuccinelli.

National Review’s Washington Editor Eliana Johnson

Matt K. Lewis