Unexplained Mysteries

In review: Jesus in India

March 11, 2009 |  3 comments
Image Credit: sxc.hu 'Jesus in India' is a thought-provoking and deeply spiritual film directed and produced by Paul Davids. It features and follows in the travels of former fundamentalist Edward T Martin who was ousted from his church for asking questions he wasn't supposed to ask and centres around one fundamental question - where was Jesus between the age of 12 and 30 ? It sounds like a simple enough thing to ask, but in practice the question is met with condemnation and dismissal, even the Bible offers only a single verse to cover the period that many have come to refer to as the "Hidden years".

The film follows Ed Martin's journey of over 4000 miles in an effort to seek out the answers and as the title suggests this centres around the idea that Jesus took the Silk Road to India and lived there for many years with both Buddhists and Hindus. One focus of his travels is an ancient text about Jesus which is believed to detail his time in India and which is thought to be kept in a remote monastery in the Himalayas. Martin visits the monastery, recounting historical references to the text and attempts to find out if it is still there. The photography of the countries he visits is impressive and the dangers inherent in travelling through some of these is also made apparent with the crew narrowly avoiding disaster on more than one occasion.

Throughout his journey Martin meets several key figures including the Shankaracharya, the "Pope of Hinduism", who offers his own insights in to the missing years of Jesus. Contributions are also made by the Dalai Lama whose speech at the end of the film is both profound and enlightening. 'Jesus in India' is not a film that tries to tell you what to believe, it tries to keep an open mind throughout and several different points of view are represented. Debate was sparked throughout the world following its release due to its controversial nature, it asks the questions that many would prefer were not asked and tries to find the answers along the way.

A fascinating film that is definitely worth a watch.

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