Perhaps the most daring aspect of Kersten’s thesis is that Jesus did not die on the cross. This theory is often called the "Swoon Hypothesis," but Kersten gives it an Eastern twist.
Have you ever noticed the similarities? The Sermon on the Mount ("turn the other cheek") sounds remarkably like the Dhammapada ("hatred does not cease by hatred, but by love"). The story of the prodigal son, the emphasis on non-violence, and even the practice of fasting in the desert—Kersten argues these are Buddhist principles absorbed by Jesus during his Indian journey. holger kersten jesus lived in india
Holger Kersten’s book merges the Gospel of Luke with the Issa manuscript to produce a radical biography of Jesus: Perhaps the most daring aspect of Kersten’s thesis
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