Book Title: Unknown Life of Jesus Christ New Edition 2009 Publication
Author(s): Nicholas Notovitch, Virchand R Gandhi, Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: World Jain Confederation

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________________ The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ has given to man for his own good and to aid him in his labours." 22 "Your doctrine is therefore the fruit of your error, for in desiring to approach the God of truth you have created for yourselves false gods." 23 After having listened to him the priests resolved to do no evil to him, but during the night while all in the city slept, they led him outside the walls and there left him to his fate upon the highway in the hope that he would soon become the prey of wild beasts. 24 But protected by our God, Saint Issa continued his way unharmed. IX Issa, whom the Creator had chosen to bring back the true God to men plunged in sin, was twenty-nine years old when he arrived in the land of Israel. 2 Since the departure of Issa the heathen had caused the Israelites to endure still more atrocious sufferings, and they were now a prey to the greatest despair. 3 Many among them had already abandoned the laws of their God and those of Moses, hoping to. Soften their fierce conquerors. In the presence of this situation Issa exhorted his countrymen not to despair because the day of redemption of sins - 110

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