The Original Jesus: The Buddhist Sources of Christianity by Elmar R. Gruber & Holger Kersten
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Overview: This startling book will fan the flames of the controversy among scholars and theologians about the origins of Christianity.
The Original Jesus offers convincing proof of extensive Buddhist influence on the life and teachings of Jesus. Its thought-provoking claim is that Jesus was brought up by the Therapeutae, missionaries to the Bible lands from the Theravada School of Buddhism, and that his spiritual development was continued by the Buddhist-influenced Essenes and Mandaeans.
In a detailed comparison, it reveals inarguably close parallels between early Buddhist texts and the ‘Q’ material, Jesus’s pithy aphorisms recorded in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke and now considered to be his unadulterated and authentic words.
To enforce the claim yet further, this compelling book traces the extensive penetration of Indian culture and ideas into the Bible lands up to the time of Jesus, analysing the exchange of trade, myths, fables, philosophic systems and religious ideas.
Dr Elmar R. Gruber studied psychology, philosophy and ethnography in Vienna. The author of several books, his researches have been widely published in scientific journals. With Holger Kersten, he co-authored the controversial bestseller, The Jesus Conspiracy.
Holger Kersten studied theology and pedagogics in religious history. His previous titles include The Jesus Conspiracy (with Elmar Gruber), and the bestselling Jesus Lived in India.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Faith, Beliefs & Philosophy Christianity, Buddhism
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