The Christ connection
Subtitle: how the world religions prepared the way for the phenomenon of Jesus
By: Roy Abraham Varghese
Publisher: Paraclete Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Brewster, Mass
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781557256997
Subjects: Doctrines; Person and offices; Catholic Church; Christianity and other religions
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Popular models of the growth of religion; title: A new model: the rendezvous of the religions; title: The primevals; title: Africa; title: India; title: Persia; title: China; title: Greece and the Near Eastern societies; title: The Israelites; title: The Christ connection; title: From explanation to encounter; title: A history of the historical Jesus quest; title: The three amigos: species of skeptics we will always have with us; title: A return to the roots of the Jesus story; title: The aims and claims of Jesus; title: Comeback: "on the third day"; title: Who do I say that you are?; title: Godhead: the greatest secret.