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The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ by Nicolas Notovitch

The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ

Nicolas Notovitch

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · March 20, 2013

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A disputed discovery links Jesus’ unrecorded years with Buddhist teachings in Ladakh.
Genres
Jesus, Gospels & Acts, Comparative Religion, Religious Lives
Published
Start Publishing LLC, March 20, 2013

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About this book

Nicolas Notovitch was a Russian aristocrat, Cossack officer, spy, and journalist known for his contention that during the years of Jesus Christ's life missing from the Bible, he followed traveling merchants abroad into India and the Hemis Monastery in Ladakh, Nepal, where he studied Buddhism. While recovering from a broken leg at the monastery of Himis, Notovich discovered the text to The Life of Issa and realized that it recounted the lost years of Jesus.

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This controversial book shows where many of Jesus' beliefs comes from, while at the same time showing that Jesus was already well on his way to his fundamental beliefs at a very young age.

Across Traditions

A disputed discovery links Jesus’ unrecorded years with Buddhist teachings in Ladakh.

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  • A controversial account of Jesus’ supposedly missing years
  • Questions about Buddhist influence on Christian belief

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  • A claim about religious ideas crossing traditions
  • A focus on Jesus’ beliefs from youth onward

Where it sits

Jesus, Gospels & Acts65%
Comparative Religion61%
Religious Lives38%

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Publisher categories

  • Christian History
Authors
Nicolas Notovitch
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
March 20, 2013
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Christian History