[Quila]

Aside from the rich man and Lazarus account you claim to have never seen, there is another - Jesus Christ Himself. Many, many people saw him after the resurrection. He did tell of the wonderful place from which He came.

I'd heard of the Lazarus tale, just not the parable. The problem is that to me these are untrustworthy accounts. Even the accounts of the resurrection differ. In any case, other religions can offer the same "miracles," so Christianity is not special in this case.

Send the book, but it must make a logical case within itself without appeal to the absolute authority of the Bible (I believe it to be highly embellished history).

[HeadOn]

Send me your mailing address. The book is as good as on its way.

And, to answer your question, the author does not rely on the Bible for its own "proof".