Renowned theologian, Robert Beckford, traces the astonishing similarities in the stories surrounding the lives of Jesus and other religious figures including Horus, Mithras, Krishna and Buddha. Who was miraculously conceived and born of a virgin? Whose birth was attended by angels, wise men and shepherds and presented with gifts. Sounds like Jesus? But in fact it’s also the story of the Hindu deity Krishna.
Another man, also the result of a miraculous birth and visited by wise men bearing gifts, began his ministry when he was “about 30” and performed miracles including walking on water and feeding five hundred men from a “small basket of cakes”. Again, sounds familiar? Except these are epsiodes from the life of the Buddha.
And there are even more ancient religious cults that echo that of Jesus: such as the ancient Egyptian gods of Osiris, Isis and Horus with their stories of resurrection and rebirth; and the extraordinary Ahkhenaten who abolished the worship of all other gods apart from Aten.
In this two-hour investigation into the real Jesus and how he came to be the figurehead of the world’s biggest religion, Robert Beckford will explore some of the world’s major religions to look for echoes of the story of Jesus and what it tells us about the real Jesus; and closer to home investigate how Jesus was transformed from a rebellious first century rabbi into the son of God.
Another man, also the result of a miraculous birth and visited by wise men bearing gifts, began his ministry when he was “about 30” and performed miracles including walking on water and feeding five hundred men from a “small basket of cakes”. Again, sounds familiar? Except these are epsiodes from the life of the Buddha.
And there are even more ancient religious cults that echo that of Jesus: such as the ancient Egyptian gods of Osiris, Isis and Horus with their stories of resurrection and rebirth; and the extraordinary Ahkhenaten who abolished the worship of all other gods apart from Aten.
In this two-hour investigation into the real Jesus and how he came to be the figurehead of the world’s biggest religion, Robert Beckford will explore some of the world’s major religions to look for echoes of the story of Jesus and what it tells us about the real Jesus; and closer to home investigate how Jesus was transformed from a rebellious first century rabbi into the son of God.
Category
📺
TV