सन २०० ईस्वी में किसी यूरोपियन ने अब्राहमिक ग्रंथों के आधार पर ये लिखा हो ऐसा संभव ही नहीं है। ये बातें कोई ऐसा व्यक्ति ही लिख सकता था जिसका शंकर परम्परा से कोई छोटा मोटा संबंध ही नहीं, बल्कि गहरा चिंतन भी हो। होने को सूफी मुस्लिम भी देखादेखी में अद्वैतवादी हुए हैं, परंतु ये ग्रंथ सूफी अद्वैतवाद की तुलना में कई गुणा उत्कृष्ट है। "during his life critics called him a lestes — a word that meant an insurrectionist, rebel, pirate, bandit. Though the label was often associated with violent thievery, Jesus practiced what anthropologists call “social banditry” — groups of men operating on the margins of society who refuse to submit to the control and value system of the ruling elite, and who fight for the justice, independence, and emancipation of the common people. While the existing power structure considers them criminals, the exploited see these outlaws as their champions. Like all bandits of the time, Jesus hung out with a gang — twelve comrades — and he invited others to share the same risky, subversive, challenging life with him — to become brothers in suffering and the fight against oppression and sin. Taking up one’s cross wasn’t for the faint of heart; physical courage was at times needed, and moral courage was required in spades." - How a closedly sacred cult was turned into a propaganda machinery is an interesting tale of history.
Credits - https://youtu.be/gKizDojsdvs
https://youtu.be/jQ51o8AJZZE
