How the bible created the soul of western civilization. Jesus in india is the english version of masih hindustan mein, an urdu treatise written by the holy founder of the worldwide ahmadiyya muslim jamaat, hazrat mirza ghulam ahmad 18351908, the promised messiah and mahdi. He accepts jesus as a son of god but does not accept the bible. The treatise, which was then published as a book, puts forward the view that jesus survived crucifixion, left judea and migrated eastward in order to continue his mission to the lost tribes of israel, traveling. Traveling most of the way with merchants, he made his way via damascus, babylon, and kharax to persia and eventually to. According christian theologians holy bible is considered to be holy spirit inspired book. The first and most important of the vedas is the rigveda, a set of ten books comprising hymns and mantras to and about various deities. Hindus have a wide variety of core beliefs and exist in many different sects. This confusion of races, castes, and religions in a civilization ranging from the highest type to. Michael lockwoods anthological book the unknown buddha of christianity. Nevertheless, this is a permissible approach to understand the task of jesus christ, in the light of the indian mentality and vocabulary. To begin with, jesus teaching about god was not pantheistic all is god, as was that of the gurus of india. The vedas are a set of four hindu holy texts, written about 2,500 years ago. The vedic period, lasting from about 1500 to 500 bce.
This is a bibliography of literature treating the topic of criticism of christianity, sorted by source publication and the authors. In enunciating his educational ideas he wrote jesus never uttered a loftier or a grander. Hinduism has survived the test of time and has survived so many attacks on it down the ages. Behold, a virgin has conceived and bears a son and she will call his name immanuel. Where the vedas gave a foundation for the direction of hinduism, the upanishads filled in the gaps. This 40 day period is called a mandalam in hindu scriptures. Hinduism and religions in india by chaturvedi badrinath. Sanatana dharma, known as hinduism or hindu dharma, buddhism or. That the hindu civilization is the most ancient, one can understand and even allow.
The series was written over a span of more than five decades. How the bible created the soul of western civilization 2012. Jesus fasted for 40 days in the desert at the beginning of his ministry. Hinduism the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The endless love of jesus ministries 1,248,218 views 29. These constituted the authority of the written tradition that generated the animism and nature worship already identified with that period. The new jerusalem the book of revelation the great white throne judgement of jesus duration. The new testament is written by the followers of jesus christ. The story of civilization lauds gandhi thus he did not mouth the name of christ. Contributor school of theology, boston university addeddate 20090717 19. Mahabharat historian gets research reins basant kumar mohanty the telegraph new delhi, july 2, 2014 a retired history professor who has written articles arguing. Christians will refuse islamic belief and say jesus was a jew who came with new testament from god. He said that salvation in hinduism is not only by karma or karm, as he called it, but also by dharm, which he referred to as the acknowledgment of god being god. Though a deeply devout hindu, gandhis basic approach to all religions was.
Hinduism is an indian religion and dharma, or way of life, widely practiced in the indian subcontinent and parts of southeast asia. Jesus, after his crucifixion travled to india and mentored and taught there. The second veda is the samaveda, a collection of melodies meant to be sung during hindu sacrifices and offerings, called yajna. If a hindu were to consider jesus as the only son of god, then it would invalidate all the hindu deities and godsas being false gods. Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, and some practitioners and scholars refer to it as sanatana dharma, the eternal tradition, or the eternal way, beyond human history.
It is also one of the most diverse and complex, having millions of gods. The vedic period is named after the indoaryan culture of northwest india, although other parts of india had a distinct cultural identity during this period. God the son, the second person in the godhead, became the man jesus christ. Hindu scripture is for all practical purposes useless to the average hindu for these and other reasons. The story of civilization, by husband and wife will and ariel durant, is an 11volume set of books covering western history for the general reader. A nice book to understand the real meaning of hindutva from its formulator which changes the readers perspective upon the original ideas and the reasons and logic behind it explains the idea of hindutva and binds it in a really nice way the true idea and reason behind the ideology is presented in beautiful way. Hindus value many sacred writings as opposed to one holy book. In his groundbreaking book, from hinduism to christ. A hindu is free to worship jesus as a deity and a manifestation of the brahman. The main thesis expounded in this treatise is jesus deliverance from death on the cross. This collection of verses and hymns was written in sanskrit.
According to mimamsa school of thought, all shruti literature existed all through eternity in the form of sounds. In the united states, there are over one million hindus. Y ogic knowledge had spread far and wide in the ancient world. History of hinduchristian encounters, ad 304 to 1996.
The vedas are some of the oldest extant texts in india. This vast religious system includes over 80% of indias population that practices some form of hinduism. Hinduism is a compilation of many traditions and philosophies and is considered. This article has been included as a chapter in prof. Therefore hindu yogis masters often recognize a greater role of jesus than those of the modern christian theologians, who look at jesus as a simple man and social reformer. This book stands out ahead of all the rest, and it is the first book that should be consulted by the interested reader in sorting out whether or not and when jesus lived in india.
Jesus christ art reproductions jesus of nazareth 72 bcbce 3036 adce, commonly referred to as jesus christ or simply as jesus or christ, is the central figure of christianity. No hindu ever feels tired of repeating these claims. Did jesus go to india as a child and learn from hindu gurus. Richard, author of following jesus in the hindu context and hinduism. This is because of its flexibility and its ability to change while keeping its basic principles intact. The message of love that jesus gave is more important than the life and person of jesus. All hindu scriptures were considered as revealed truths of god. Bibliography of books critical of christianity wikipedia. He calls for liberating jesus from the church and the clergy. Fine, but the author points out that jesus explicitly professes his loyalty to. They primarily belong to the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. In the fifteen years that i have been his friend, he has gently revealed to me the complexities of hindu civilization, and caused me to love and. But it is not quite so easy to understand on what grounds they rely for claiming that the hindu civilization is a unique one. Jesus journeyed to india to learn from the buddhist and hindu masters.
Hindu civilization and global christianity are ultimately incompatible, and in. Before moving to wales, he and his family made their home in nepal, where tribhuvan university awarded him the phd for his work on the social and cultural life of. In a book written with dahan levi titled the fifth gospel, hassnain restates most of the information provided by notovitch. There is virtually no evidence that jesus studied in india. Each of the four vedasthe rigveda, yajurveda, samaveda, and atharvavedaconsists of a samhita a collection of hymns or sacred formulas. Traditionally, hindu society is divided into four castes, the brahmin priestly class, kshatriya ruling class, vaisya merchant class, and sudra outcastes. But that would invalidate jesus status as the only son of god in christianity. Thus, if there has been any migration of beliefs between hinduism and christianity, the source is hinduism. Mark is a researcher and educator in intercultural studies. The book was written since the author strongly felt that the youth of the country were indifferent to the cultural and historical heritage of india. Hinduism is one of the oldest known organized religionsits sacred writings date as far back as 1400 to 1500 b. Hinduism is the worlds oldest religion, according to many scholars, with roots and customs dating back more than 4,000 years.
Today, with about 900 million followers, hinduism is. In search of continuous hindu civilization through ramayana and mahabharata. In search of continuous hindu civilization through. The christian idea that jesus was born of a virgin is based on the following verse found in the christian version of the old testament in the book of isaiah. Hindu website, hinduism, buddhism, jainism, sikhism.
Not particularly well organized or well written book but. Masih hindustan mein is a treatise written by mirza ghulam ahmad, the founder of the ahmadiyya movement. The origin of hinduism can be traced back to the indus valley civilization around 4000 to 2200 b. Therefore, moved by the holy spirit, i began responding to him with books such as missionary conspiracy. Jesus in hindu vedas and other hindu holy books youtube. Jesus never cited the hindu vedas but always the jewish old testament which proclaimed the monotheistic god of judaism see mark 12. There have been several books written about the lost years of jesus. It totals four million words across nearly 10,000 pages, with 2 further books in. The vedic culture is described in the texts of vedas, still sacred to hindus, which were orally composed in vedic sanskrit.
The author of the gospel of matthew in particular intentionally seeks to portray jesus as a new moses. Expect some shaking and refining of your biblical worldview as you read this book. Is there really a prophecy about jesus in the vedas. This, of course, assumes that all hindus have access to the scripture. From what was formerly a portion of book six of the mahabharata, we have the following. Actually, this notion is not entirely foreign to the hindu teaching that developed at a later time in the written tradition, but may very well. Anil chawla looks at jesus from the perspective of a hindu. Thus my script was written, the challenge laid down, a challenge that christ had. Most christian denominations venerate him as god the son incarnated and believe that he. Masih hindustan mein is a treatise written by mirza ghulam ahmad, the founder of the ahmadiyya movement in 1899. In fact hindu scriptures say that all hindu scriptures were written by god. He lived a perfect life, died for the sins of the world, rose from the grave, and remains both god and man, enthroned in heaven. We provide unique and original resources on the beliefs, philosophy and essential practices of the following religions. Krishna was born, lived and died at least 14 centuries before yeshua.
Christina c a jesus never travelled to india, a muslim group called ahmaddiyya claims that jesus survived crucification and travelled to india, even a book was written by their founder, though this group is not accepted as islam by the mainstream shia and sunni sect. Why our church no longer plays bethel or hillsong music, pastor explains false teachings duration. The study of jesus in comparative mythology is the examination of the narratives of the life of. Hinduism is the worlds third largest religion with over 900 million followers. Some are scholarly, some are anecdotal, a few should not be consulted at all. Time of jesus christ, the messiah and founder of christianity. Weve featured this book earlier, but wanted to also share this.
Asian stamp on integrating world civilization, direct democracy, the defence of. It has also been published in the science to sage emagazine. I just had a conversation with someone who claims to be hindu, yet believe in christianity as well. Apologetics press an investigation of hindu scripture. Even today 40 day fasting period leading up to easter was followed by orthodox christians. My research into the olmec culture of mesoamerica had revealed that the olmecs were ardent practitioners of hatha yoga a set of asanas. Yajur veda mantras and benedictions to be used during ceremonies.