THE UNKNOWN LIFE OF JESUS CHRIST (Timeless Wisdom Collection)

Nicolas Notovitch was a Crimean Jewish adventurer who claimed to be a Russian aristocrat, spy and journalist. In this 1894 book he claims that during his unknown years, Jesus left Galilee for India and studied with Buddhists and Hindus there before returning to Judea. Notovitch's claim was based on a document he said he had seen at the Hemis Monastery while he stayed there. The book, a beautiful document none the less, has been the object of many studies, and while some consider it a hoax, some believe in the authenticity of the claims and the content of the book, which shows where many of Jesus' beliefs comes from, while at the same time showing that Jesus was already well on his way to his fundamental beliefs at a very young age.