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The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ

Notovitch, Nicolas

Donovan, Alexina

Religion & Spirituality

Franklin Classics

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World

Biographies & Memoirs

Wentworth Press

Every Bible student knows there are several years in the life of Christ that are unaccounted for. But what accounts for that gap? Was Jesus in Nazareth from the ages of thirteen through twenty-nine? Or was he teaching and studying in India, as this thoroughly intriguing — and controversial — book suggests? The story begins in 1887, when Russian explorer Nicolas Notovitch went on an expedition to learn about the customs of the people of India. During his travels, he visited a Buddhist monastery where he heard about a holy man, thought to be Jesus, who visited the region 2,000 years before. The Buddhists called him "Issa" — and there was an ancient document that could confirm the similarities. As Notovitch embarked on a treacherous journey to track down the evidence, he broke his leg in an accident and found himself recuperating at a monastery that possessed a copy of the document. The chief lama showed him a scroll that described a man with an uncanny resemblance to Jesus of Nazareth and his teachings. In spite of warnings from various churches, Notovitch published his findings. Whether you accept or deny this fascinating account of Christ's "missing years," — a claim that's attracted widespread attention — you'll agree it makes compelling reading for people of all faiths.

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The unknown life of Jesus Christ

The Unknown Life Of Jesus Christ

Where was Jesus and what was he doing from ages 12-30? Why does the Bible leave out this important information? Is there any truth to the myths and legends that proclaim that Jesus visited many other countries? 
This book contains amazing accounts of Jesus' missing years based on an old manuscript that was found by the author in a Tibetan lamasery in the 1890's. 
You will read about the author's dangerous journey to Tibet as you uncover the mystery of the "lost years" of Jesus' life. 
Complete with maps, commentaries, and references. Oversized, 81/2" X 11".

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The Unknown Life of Jesus

The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ was originally published in 1894 by its author, the Russian-born and well-traveled aristocrat, Nicolas Notovitch. It consists of a lengthy and entertaining account of his travels throughout India and Tibet, where he met a number of lamas who insisted that according to their folk legends, Jesus Christ had once visited their land. By sheer chance, Notovitch claimed, he broke his leg during his journey, and was taken to a monastery to recover for a few weeks. It was there that he was able to acquire a copy of the sacred Tibetan scripture, The Life of St. Issa: Best of the Sons of Men, which was translated by Notovitch and is reproduced in this volume, followed by an analysis of the text from the author. According to the text, Jesus spent his early years from age 12 to 29 (the so-called "lost years" not recorded in Christian scripture) traveling throughout India and Tibet, learning from the local religious leaders, until he was driven out through persecution by the ruling castes for challenging their authority. Although held by some to be a forgery, Notovitch's "discovery" sparked a series of books by other authors on the subject of Jesus in the Orient that were published in the early half of the twentieth century, and the concepts which he introduced have now become staples of modern mystical thought. "Issa [Jesus] is a great prophet, one of the first after the twenty-two Buddhas. He is greater than any one of all the Dalai Lamas, for he constitutes part of the spirituality of our Lord. It is he who has enlightened you, who has brought back within the pale of religion the souls of the frivolous, and who has allowed each human being to distinguish between good and evil. His name and his acts are recorded in our sacred writings. And in reading of his wondrous existence, passed in the midst of an erring and wayward people, we weep at the horrible sin of the pagans who, after having tortured him, put him to death." 
 - A Tibetan lama, as quoted by Nicolas Notovitch.

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The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ: From an Ancient Manuscript Recently Discovered in a Buddhist Monastery

Gandhi, Virchand Raghavji

Legare Street Press

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