Jesus And Krishna
Jesus and Krishna: Two Peas in a religious pod
The parallels found between the lives of Krishna, the second person of the Hindu Trinity and of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, the second part of the Christian Holy Trinity have raised debate about the truth and validity of both religious characters in both Christianity and Hindu for years. Krishna was considered to be the incarnation of the God Vishnu. He is thought to have lived on earth approximately during the 2nd and 3rd century BCE. However, “Traditional belief based on scriptural details and astrological calculations gives Krishna’s birth” year as 3228 BCE. Jesus Christ of Nazareth is generally regarded as having been born in Palestine circa 4 to 7 BCE. Thus by looking at the many similarities between the two, most skeptics and religious liberals would accept that elements of Krishna’s life were incorporated into the legends associated with Jesus Christ, rather than vice-versa. As it can be imagined this is not the......
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