Wait: Back Up - The Cross, The Cresent, The Sword, The Scroll - Hardcover

Pinckard, Mitchell D

Hardcover

ISBN 13: 9798993282664

Publisher: Mitchell D. Pinckard, 2026

Synopsis

How did the message of the Cross move from a small group of witnesses to a force that reshaped civilizations—and how did the Crescent, the Sword, and the Scroll alter that story?
Wait: Backup — The Cross • The Crescent • The Sword • The Scroll examines the historical collision of faith, power, empire, conquest, preservation, and reform. Mitchell D. Pinckard follows the evidence across the Resurrection, the growth of the early church, the rise of Islam, the Crusades, the preservation and translation of Scripture, and the Reformation.
Rather than treating history as a collection of dates or defending inherited narratives, the book asks forensic questions: What testimony survives? Who controlled the record? What changed when political power joined religious authority? Which claims withstand examination, and which depend upon assumptions repeated for generations?
Written for ordinary readers rather than specialists, this volume connects documents, events, sacred claims, and human motives to show how Christianity and Islam developed within the pressures of real history. It invites believers and skeptics alike to examine the evidence without fear, recognizing that honest faith does not require hiding from difficult facts.
This is not persuasion. It is cross-examination—where tradition may testify, but the reader must examine the fingerprint.

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About the Author

Mitchell D. Pinckard is an engineer, inventor, and lifelong student of Scripture whose career has centered on solving complex problems through observation, testing, and evidence. His published patents and technical contributions include work with Sandia National Laboratories, the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), and the International Association of Drilling Contractors (IADC). Throughout his career, he learned that lasting solutions come from identifying root causes rather than merely treating symptoms.Drawing on that same investigative mindset, Pinckard developed an interdisciplinary approach he calls Forensic Biblical Investigation-examining Scripture alongside history, archaeology, science, language, and human behavior. Rather than asking readers to accept conclusions based on tradition alone, he invites them to examine the evidence, recognize patterns, question assumptions, and develop biblical discernment for themselves.Pinckard is the author of the Wait: Backup series, exploring biblical history, apologetics, science, spiritual warfare, and practical discipleship through careful observation, honest investigation, and evidence-based reasoning. A self-described Faith-Driven Redneck and Forensic Theologian, he believes that where evidence and faith meet, truth leaves a fingerprint.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mitchell D. Pinckard
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798993282664
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 175