The Hidden Story of Jesus - Part 11 of 11

As Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus, theologian Dr Robert Beckford investigates remarkable parallels to the Christ story in other faiths, some of them predating Christianity by thousands of years.

The Hindu god, Krishna, was conceived by a virgin and his birth was attended by angels, wise men and shepherds. Buddha was also the result of a miraculous birth, and was visited by wise men bearing gifts. He, too, began his ministry at about 30-years-old and performed such miracles as walking on water and feeding 500.

Some people in India believe that Jesus did not die on the cross but escaped from Roman Palestine and ended up in Kashmir. There, they say, he continued to preach, had a wife and child, and later died and was buried.

Jesus was, of course, born a Jew, and Christians believe he is the Messiah prophesied in the Torah, which is the holy scripture of the Jews. Meanwhile, Muslims revere Jesus as a prophet but do not believe he died on the cross. Instead, according to Islam, God saved him and took him up to heaven, and he will return and be buried next to Muhammed.

In this Channel 4 (UK) Christmas Day programme, Robert Beckford attempts to unravel the mystery of why there are so many versions of the Christ story across the world and asks which is the real one, and where this leaves the Christian story and his own belief in Jesus.

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[rgrschrly]

thank you for this series. I hope that people will watch and learn the universal religious messages and will become more tolerant.

[Surah72]

@rgrschrly

That's a good prayer.

Insha'Allah, that will come to pass.

Peace and blessings.

[persaud13]

Robert Beckford Thank You For Making This Video

[27Noodles59]

This was a stupendous series! I've enjoyed watching so much. Thank you! :)

[suzieq0452]

well i watched but this guy looking for Jesus sure as Hell Didn't LEARN anything. When he can be with OCCUPPIED Palestianians and make EXCUSES for the IsraHELL OCCUPIERS well Jesus' MESSAGE FAILED to get through. Sure those BASTARDS "FEARED" for their SAFETY LMAO sure MACHINE Guns are Needed to PROTECT from STONES. You Learned NOTHING ,but you sure are Good at PROMOTING the "POOR JEW" Victim.

[janbuyck1]

nice documentary... ( i watched them all 11 and gave an interesting view to the live of the so called Jesus. A pitty the makers din't talk about the theory of by Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh, and Henry Lincoln about the holy blood and the holy grail

[crucisnh]

@HotChixRock How is that not hypocritical when one of Jesus' underlying messages seems to have been tolerance? Just look at current times when we have different Xtian denominations charging each other with not being "real" Xtians which is just another way of saying that they're heretics. Whatever happened to tolerance? And why not just be tolerant and let God (if there is one) decide who's right and wrong? Who knows? Maybe God isn't worrying about these little details?

[crucisnh]

@HotChixRock Thx for the reply. I don't even care if they "accept" the idea. But for this Coptic woman to see the Gnostic gospels as "dangerous" is ridiculous IMHO. I've said it elsewhere in YT comments on similar clips that I think that heresy is a joke. Heresy is nothing but a difference of opinion on theological matters. And yet in centuries past, religious people seem to think that not agreeing with the orthodox view warrants death?!?! (to be continued)

[HotChixRock]

@crucisnh Good point! I noticed her reaction as well. It's interesting how people, even a highly educated person, can not accept an idea that goes against their beliefs. It's like they shut down and are unwilling to even consider something different than what they were taught. No one has all the answers, and we are still trying to put the pieces together.

[HotChixRock]

Wow, it's 2 am and I just finished watching the entire series, and it was amazing. Very eye opening because no one society or religion has all the answers. Instead of fighting over who's right or wrong, we should learn from each other's ideas or beliefs instead of purely rejecting an ideology because it's different.

[crucisnh]

This was a very good documentary. But did anyone notice that the Coptic woman to whom Dr Beckford spoke about the Gnostic gospels almost seemed to think that they were dangerous? Honestly, given the way matters are going in Egypt these days, I fear for the safety of those ancient Gnostic texts.

[Vittoria10538]

@jayd4ever I can accept all paths, but if I don't take the one that feels right for me, I'm going nowhere.