More Than a Carpenter is an influential work of Christian apologetics that examines the person and claims of Jesus Christ in simple, logical language. McDowell, once a skeptic himself, draws on historical, rational, and experiential evidence to show that Jesus was not merely a teacher or a good man, but the very Son of God and Savior of the world. His aim is to invite the reader to reflect honestly on the true identity of Christ and the meaning of personal faith.