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When Jesus Lived in India: The Quest for the Aquarian Gospel: The Mystery of the Missing Years
What did Jesus do in the “missing years”?
Is the Aquarian Gospel authentic?
What do the Churches think?
Did Jesus visit Tibet, Nepal, northern India, and Kashmir during the 19 “missing years” not accounted for in the New Testament? If so, it would have the most far-reaching spiritual implications. This remarkable book takes an impartial look at the extensive evidence—in Islamic, Indian, and Tibetan sources, as well as the modern Aquarian Gospel and the controversial writings of the Russian explorer Nicolai Notavitch—to find a definitive answer to this tantalizing question.
Is the Aquarian Gospel authentic?
What do the Churches think?
Did Jesus visit Tibet, Nepal, northern India, and Kashmir during the 19 “missing years” not accounted for in the New Testament? If so, it would have the most far-reaching spiritual implications. This remarkable book takes an impartial look at the extensive evidence—in Islamic, Indian, and Tibetan sources, as well as the modern Aquarian Gospel and the controversial writings of the Russian explorer Nicolai Notavitch—to find a definitive answer to this tantalizing question.
224 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2009
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About the author
Alan Jacobs
34 books8 followersAlan Jacobs (Alan^^Jacobs) was born in 1929 in London. From an early age, he has been interested in religion and mysticism. He commenced a personal search for truth, and studied comparative religion. He then entered the Gurdjieff Society in 1957 and remained there until the early seventies. He then met Jiddu Krishnamurti, and studied his teachings until 1979.
Next, he discovered Ramana Maharshi and became familiar with his extensive literature and spiritual practice. He is currently President of the Ramana Maharshi Foundation, UK.
Alan's first book was 'Dutch And Flemish 17th C Painters: A Collectors Guide for McGraw Hill'. He then compiled an anthology, 'Poetry For The Spirit', published by Watkins Publishing and Barnes & Noble.
As a poet he has versified for O Books 'The Bhagavad Gita', 'The Principal Upanishads' and 'The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius', as well as compiling a major prose anthology, 'The Ocean Of Wisdom'. For Watkins Publishing, he edited 'Ramana, Shankara and the Forty Verses', versified 'The Essential Gnostic Gospels' and compiled an anthology, 'The Wisdom of Ramesh Balsekar'.
XLibris have published a volume of his own poetry, 'Myrobalan of The Magi', and a history of London from a spiritual perspective, 'Mysterious London'. He has recently completed an anthology, 'The Wisdom of the Native American Indians', 'Plato's Republic: An Abridgemnent and Modernisation' and 'When Jesus Lived In India', all for Watkins Publishing.
His latest book, published by O Books, is a Utopian novella exploring up-to-now undiscovered land of the legendry Emperor Prestor John, found in Ethiopia, founded on Gnostic principles: 'Eutopia: The Gnostic Land of Prestor John' describes their direct path to Self-realization.
Next, he discovered Ramana Maharshi and became familiar with his extensive literature and spiritual practice. He is currently President of the Ramana Maharshi Foundation, UK.
Alan's first book was 'Dutch And Flemish 17th C Painters: A Collectors Guide for McGraw Hill'. He then compiled an anthology, 'Poetry For The Spirit', published by Watkins Publishing and Barnes & Noble.
As a poet he has versified for O Books 'The Bhagavad Gita', 'The Principal Upanishads' and 'The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius', as well as compiling a major prose anthology, 'The Ocean Of Wisdom'. For Watkins Publishing, he edited 'Ramana, Shankara and the Forty Verses', versified 'The Essential Gnostic Gospels' and compiled an anthology, 'The Wisdom of Ramesh Balsekar'.
XLibris have published a volume of his own poetry, 'Myrobalan of The Magi', and a history of London from a spiritual perspective, 'Mysterious London'. He has recently completed an anthology, 'The Wisdom of the Native American Indians', 'Plato's Republic: An Abridgemnent and Modernisation' and 'When Jesus Lived In India', all for Watkins Publishing.
His latest book, published by O Books, is a Utopian novella exploring up-to-now undiscovered land of the legendry Emperor Prestor John, found in Ethiopia, founded on Gnostic principles: 'Eutopia: The Gnostic Land of Prestor John' describes their direct path to Self-realization.
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September 20, 2024
An interesting idea. But not research!
February 18, 2011
The two main arteries of this book's blood flow centre on the 'Aquarian Gospel' from Levi Dowling and the 'Tibetan Gospel of Issa' from Nikolai Notovitch's 'The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ'. Alan Jacobs
'When Jesus Lived in India', published 2009 is looking at those missing years in the Synoptics between Jesus's youthful appearance in the Jerusalem temple to the baptism by John.
Personally, as someone who has experienced what is termed astral projection, the historian in me finds the Akashic revelations of Dr Dowling somewhat solifidian. Notovitch's writings are more interesting to me, and I have been exposed to them from the books of Fida Hassnain and others. Once again the historian is waiting for hard copy of the Tibetan Gospel.
To be fair, the author, throughout his writings, is leaving the reader to make up his or her own mind.
Once again a good bibliography with this book that recommends more good reads down this thread:-
Dr.Hugh Schonfield 'The Passover Plot'.
E.C. Prophet 'The Lost Years of Jesus:Documentary Evidence of Jesus' 17 Year Journey to the East'.
John Dominic Crossan 'The Birth of Christianity'.
Janet Bock 'The Jesus Mystery'...........to list just a few of the goodies.
'When Jesus Lived in India', published 2009 is looking at those missing years in the Synoptics between Jesus's youthful appearance in the Jerusalem temple to the baptism by John.
Personally, as someone who has experienced what is termed astral projection, the historian in me finds the Akashic revelations of Dr Dowling somewhat solifidian. Notovitch's writings are more interesting to me, and I have been exposed to them from the books of Fida Hassnain and others. Once again the historian is waiting for hard copy of the Tibetan Gospel.
To be fair, the author, throughout his writings, is leaving the reader to make up his or her own mind.
Once again a good bibliography with this book that recommends more good reads down this thread:-
Dr.Hugh Schonfield 'The Passover Plot'.
E.C. Prophet 'The Lost Years of Jesus:Documentary Evidence of Jesus' 17 Year Journey to the East'.
John Dominic Crossan 'The Birth of Christianity'.
Janet Bock 'The Jesus Mystery'...........to list just a few of the goodies.
August 20, 2014
Summarizes the books by Levi Dowling and Nicolai Notivich, and cites legends and second hand evidence from Tibet, Ladakh and northern India.
I wish it was a more scholarly work. Would love to read this subject in the hands of Elaine Pagels or Karen Armstrong.
I wish it was a more scholarly work. Would love to read this subject in the hands of Elaine Pagels or Karen Armstrong.
July 3, 2019
While I was expecting something more substantial, this book is actually a relatively well done archival study, containing some of the more significant texts related to the subject.
The author draws the expected parallels between Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and the non-canonical teachings of Rav Yeshua (Jesus), but doesn't address much of the question, WHY was he in India, and was his (twin) brother Judas with him?
Alan Jacobs does a fair job of editing and providing light discourse, making this a good book for someone looking for a "light read" on the topic. For those interested in scholarship, as I was, this is not a good choice.
The author draws the expected parallels between Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam and the non-canonical teachings of Rav Yeshua (Jesus), but doesn't address much of the question, WHY was he in India, and was his (twin) brother Judas with him?
Alan Jacobs does a fair job of editing and providing light discourse, making this a good book for someone looking for a "light read" on the topic. For those interested in scholarship, as I was, this is not a good choice.
August 28, 2017
Sometimes you have to just listen to your inner self and it will reveal truths. This book resonates truth much more than the Bible does, for me anyway.
January 18, 2019
Extremely interesting. Kept my attention and prompted me to study the matter further in depth.
May 20, 2019
I've read this before, when, I don't I remember. For me, I believe that Jesus DID venture out of his comfort zone, to see the bigger truth of things. The author does not try to confirm the truth, as far as I can remember. He leaves that up to the reader. I read this through the first time and felt informed to know that, as well as based upon my own thoughts, that through the help of others, Jesus faked his death and lived to an old age. I just don't feel it worth my time to read it again. Or maybe I took what I did the first time and agreed with it.
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February 16, 2012
loved the idea of jesus the man who lived and learned as a fellow human, where was he during those educational years, with who was the time spent? the book produces more questions than answers and has inspired in me a quest for more knowledge in the life of this incredible person in which all religions claim to know. the bibliograghy has many suggestions for further research.
June 3, 2013
Based on the works of a minister of the Disciples of Christ, the author recreates the life of Jesus that is not covered in Christian gospels. This gap from age 12 to 30 is believed to have seen Jesus in India living in India and other Eastern lands.
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