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Summary: A Must Read of Truth Seekers
Review: As the author of 28 published books, my first analysis of Mr. Salahuddin's work concerns his writing style. Or in this case, the lack of one. I found the book tedious to read because the author kept telling the reader what he would say instead of just saying it. I tired easily of phrases such as "I will present ..." And of course, like many novice writers, he tends to be verbose at the wrong times. As for the information contained in the book, I found most of it to be interesting at best. However, the author tried too hard to present his case, too often citing the opinions of others instead of sticking to solid facts. Like another reviewer of this book, I gave up on the mythology of Jesus once I read the Bible. This began on my 17th birthday when I received a Bible as a requested present from my parents. I was trying to impress a girl who belonged to an extremely religious family of Protestant bigots. By reading the very book they swore by, I learned how bigoted these people were, which only turned me toward other Christian sects, including the Mormons. Over the last 37 years, I have read everything concerning Jesus that I can possibly get my hands on in an effort to sort out the man from the myth. Mr. Salahuddin's work has added greatly to that knowledge. Like so many other seekers of the truth, he has added several pieces to the puzzle that is Jesus. Although the writing and presentation are disappointing, the information contained in this work is not. I would hope he writes an updated version in the future when he obtains more information and at that time seeks the aid of a professional writer as a collaborator or he gets a better editor at the very least. The bottom line for any seeker of the truth is simply this: buy this book and read it. If it doesn't open your eyes to the myths surrounding Jesus, nothing will.
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Summary: The Truth, The Whole Truth, and Nothing But The Truth
Review: Dr. Salahuddin eliminates all doubt of what Jesus was all about in this very informative book. He uses modern knowledge of medical science to illustrate the actual truth about the so-called Crucifixion, and eliminates "Christian" thought about "Faith", Resurrection in defining what the Crucifixion was all about. This book has a totally unrelated "cousin" to Rev. George F. Jowett's THE DRAMA OF THE LOST DISCIPLES, as well as the NAG HAMADI LIBRARY, edited by James M. Robinson, the latter being a very well documented alternative to the traditional "Holy Bible" used by so many Christians that is now becoming a perfect example of the mysticism and magic that was put forth by the "disciple" Paul. Dr. Salahuddin gives clear cut examples of the medical science that proves that Jesus did not die on the cross, and this coupled with the non-Roman Catholic/Roman Empire translation of the early scrolls that were not tampered with because they were found outside where the Roman Empire dominated, proves that there were a lot of tampering with the religious scrolls that allegedly made up what is today called the Holy Bible, regardless of its version, i.e. KJV, etc.
My formal education consists of a B.A. in Social Science, an M.A. in Theology, and an A.A.S. in Paralegal Science. I have over 30 years experience in Christian research in Asia, America and Europe and have personally visited many sites that Jesus visited and have seen first hand the evidence that remains of his occupation at those places today.
Once I was told by a Lutheran Bishop when I asked about these matters that he was not aware of what I was talking about, and that it was obvious that I knew more about the subject than he did. I was directed to Webster's Collegiate Dictionary by a theologian once when I asked about what "faith" meant--resultant research revealed that that terminology was akin to "imagination". I was told by several ordained clergy that I had to "pray" about these things, the trouble of that advice was that when I did "pray" about them I was directed to further research that revealed much of what Dr. Salahuddin reveals in this book, as well as that revealed in Rev. Jowett's work about. Another set of excellent resources along this line are Dr. Glenn Kimball's HIDDEN POLITICS OF THE CRUCIFIXION and HIDDEN STORIES OF THE CHILDHOOD OF JESUS, both available at AncientManuscripts.com.
This book is probably best described as the forerunner of the termination of the Roman Catholic Church and its Protestant denominations as we know them today. There simply is not enough left to keep them around, if one stops and studies this book and uses common sense to understand it. I gave up a lifetime of trying to adhere to the mysticism that surrounds church worship and giving of my hard-earned money to the Offering Plate because of it, and I've found that the Lord God is awarding me for it in making available just that much more research into what His Son's life on Earth was all about...
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Summary: Interesting book for the open minded
Review: Heroic writer or heretic or somewhere in between, everyone who reads this will place the text into their own category. The primary theme of the book is that Jesus existed as a real person, survived the crucifixion, traveled the East and is buried in Kashmir. This position is supported throughout the book by various references to historical documents and opinions. One of the things that I really appreciated is that it has a great number of historical references and pointers to places and specific books where additional information can be obtained. Of course, the author's position represents several theological problems for fundamentalists of various religious persuasions. The author discusses some of these problems and discusses some of the implications of his position for various religious positions. The author notes that many religious positions are the result of years of dogma and not from careful examination of the many writings of the era. The author builds his case no only on Biblical references but also on the many, many other writings from the various cultures of the time. This provides a more complete and balanced picture of the historical Jesus. While I enjoyed the book and found it fascinating reading at points, it does suffer from some logical fallacies. For example, most of his position is based on writings and commentary of other people's opinions. Is this accurate? Who knows? Just because someone of the time period writes something does not make it factual. Take for example the history of the United States. High School textbooks are written by many professional historians but are generally terribly inaccurate. If some future society were to take what is written in high school history texts as fact they would have a completely erroneous "historical" understanding of what happened in our country. (See "One Night Stands with American History" and "Lies my Teacher Told Me" for examples). For an entire argument to be based on earlier writings and opinions is not really an argument at all if the incidents in the writing cannot be confirmed. On the other hand, while I said that most of his opinion is based on earlier writings and opinions, it is not entirely so. The arguments that the person who was wrapped in the Shroud of Turin survived are excellent and based on good, sound, logical argument. Other arguments based on semantics are equally convincing. So, some of his points are well argued and compelling. For those who can read this with open and inquisitive mind the book offers an interesting, provocative, and at times compelling argument that Jesus may have survived the crucifixion and indeed have traveled to the East afterward.
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Summary: Interesting book for the open minded
Review: Heroic writer or heretic or somewhere in between, everyone who reads this will place the text into their own category. The primary theme of the book is that Jesus existed as a real person, survived the crucifixion, traveled the East and is buried in Kashmir. This position is supported throughout the book by various references to historical documents and opinions. One of the things that I really appreciated is that it has a great number of historical references and pointers to places and specific books where additional information can be obtained. Of course, the author's position represents several theological problems for fundamentalists of various religious persuasions. The author discusses some of these problems and discusses some of the implications of his position for various religious positions. The author notes that many religious positions are the result of years of dogma and not from careful examination of the many writings of the era. The author builds his case no only on Biblical references but also on the many, many other writings from the various cultures of the time. This provides a more complete and balanced picture of the historical Jesus. While I enjoyed the book and found it fascinating reading at points, it does suffer from some logical fallacies. For example, most of his position is based on writings and commentary of other people's opinions. Is this accurate? Who knows? Just because someone of the time period writes something does not make it factual. Take for example the history of the United States. High School textbooks are written by many professional historians but are generally terribly inaccurate. If some future society were to take what is written in high school history texts as fact they would have a completely erroneous "historical" understanding of what happened in our country. (See "One Night Stands with American History" and "Lies my Teacher Told Me" for examples). For an entire argument to be based on earlier writings and opinions is not really an argument at all if the incidents in the writing cannot be confirmed. On the other hand, while I said that most of his opinion is based on earlier writings and opinions, it is not entirely so. The arguments that the person who was wrapped in the Shroud of Turin survived are excellent and based on good, sound, logical argument. Other arguments based on semantics are equally convincing. So, some of his points are well argued and compelling. For those who can read this with open and inquisitive mind the book offers an interesting, provocative, and at times compelling argument that Jesus may have survived the crucifixion and indeed have traveled to the East afterward.
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Summary: A Rare Gem!
Review: I was first introduced to this subject by Holger Kersten's book, Jesus Lived in India, when I read that work in 1989. After reading Holger's book, I had *thought* that he had written the "last word" on this subject. But then, a couple of weeks ago, I attended a convention and purchased a copy of Saving the Savior. I expected a re-hash. But, much to my pleasant surprise, this book not only covers the theory of a possible post-crucifixion life of Jesus, but offers even *more* proof, including Persian and other documents that have not appeared in any Jesus-in-India book to date [I've read about all the Jesus-in-India books as a hobby]. But he doesn't stop there. He covers the philosophical aspects of this subject in such fascinating detail that I've promised myself to read this book again--twice more!! I do not think such coverage has ever appeared before in any Jesus-in-India book--something that, in my opinion, was sorely needed. Well, to satisfy Amazon's requirement: Mr. Salahuddin explores the theory that Jesus Christ physically survived the crucifixion, traveled to India and lived to the age of 120 years. Other new information includes the first 1888 correspondence that *began* Jesus-in-India studies: something one would think would have been documented in previous books. Also new is a fascinating analysis of St. Irenaeus's, Against Hersesies, which contains an apparent statement by St. Irenaeus that Jesus was seen alive during the reign of Emperor Trajan--in 98 A.D.!! Also new is a rather bold attempt [offered in an appendix] to draw a possible link between the "tomb of Jesus" in Kashmir and the Shroud of Turin. I don't know if i can *handle* that, actually, but it's fascinating to read! He has other new information, but I'm not going to give away the plot! Just check it out--it's a great read! Ron, Chicago
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Summary: Facts & Realities about Jesus' story.
Review: It is a wonderful book that gives realistic approach to Jesus' Story. In general, the religious world is very susceptible to Myths and Mysteries. People hardly try to seek causes and reasoning in religious phenomenon. They take the easy way to invent mysteries and myths rather than to bear the hardships of investigating and exploring the facts. The Author of "Saving the Savior", did a remarkable job in investigating, exploring and presenting the facts and realities regarding Jesus' "Post Crucifixion" phenomenon. The arguments presented in the book are well supported with "Historical Events" preserved in ancient books of history. It is very interesting and at the same time is full of knowledge. The book is a real challenge to the popular doctrines of both the Christians and the Muslims regarding Jesus' crucifixion and post crucifixion matters. I recommend this book to all those, who Love to investigate the Myths and Mysteries rather than to blindly believe in them.
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Summary: Review in Living Traditions magazine...
Review: Review in Living Traditions magazine... Saving the Savior: Did Christ Survive the Crucifixion? Abubakr Ben Ishmael Salahuddin Jammu Press 2001 The Life of Jesus has always been a matter of controversy, from the earliest days of Church history when Arius argued Jesus was a man who achieved illumination and was declared a heretic for his trouble. For some years, however, the debate has become somewhat predictable being divided into three distinct camps � conservatives, liberals and radicals. The conservatives are having a very hard time but still argue for the Gospel accounts of the life of Jesus. While evidence mounts against them they stay lost in fundamentalist rhetoric and become increasingly extreme. It is interesting to note that many Moslems now fall into this camp as well as Christians. The liberals, such as the Jesus seminar, work to re vision the life of Jesus in terms of the Gospel of Thomas, Dead Sea Scrolls and so forth. Their models range from Jewish Prophet to Greek Stoic preacher. The radicals are divided into two types, the atheists and humanists who try and debunk the whole story and the new agers who offer us challenged messages, akashic records of Jesus the Essene and UFO visions (one group particularly is impressive with Jesus speaking from Section 5 of Mars !). The most singular thing I notice about all of these positions is that they come from an identifiable foundation, the traditional gospel record. Whether they argue for it, against it or try to modify it, they have ignored non Christian sources and hence all work from a remarkably similar foundation. Accordingly while some groups offer interesting insights (such as the Jesus Seminar), they all tend to produce more heat than light and do not take the debate into any new territory. What is needed is a paradigm change; a new way of looking at the whole question and this is where Saving the Savior comes in. Here the author, Abubakr Ben Ishmael Salahuddin takes a new look at the question of the Life of Jesus by examining the larger picture. Rather than just emphasizing Christian, Jewish or Moslem sources he looks for other documents and makes some amazing discoveries leading to some truly startling conclusions. What is fascinating is that there is abundant evidence for the life of Jesus but this evidence is ignored, suppressed and attacked by fundamentalist sources as it documents a Jesus very different from the one that is promoted within Christianity and Islam. It is ironic that the Christian church searches for ways to prove Jesus existed in time of great scepticism and yet ignores the most compelling evidence because the Jesus it documents is not the one they want! "Saving the Savior: Did Christ Survive the Crucifixion?" outlines the explosive theory that Christ survived the crucifixion, travelled across what was then known as Asia, took up residence in Kashmir and lived to the age of 120. It considers the philosophical and religious significance of this theory and discusses the ramifications it will have on Moslem and Christian thought. It includes some thirty illustrations and charts among which are images of original language documents (with English translations) that record the sojourn of Jesus Christ after the crucifixion. The evidence presented is well researched and documented. The author has gone out of his way to be objective and to provide as much background information as available. His sincerity is impressive, he makes it clear that this work is an overview and that there is a lot more research to be done. There is no PR Hype or sensationalism in Saving the Savior, it is a powerful and compelling piece of work. It not only documents the truth about the life of Jesus, but discusses the five major groups that are engaged in an intense and sometimes violent struggle over his identity and shows why they do not want you to know the truth. This is one of the most important books on the Life of Jesus in print today. It is powerful, erudite and persuasive !
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Summary: Jesus died and rose for all who read this book
Review: The book is extremely well researched and the author has taken alot of time to document references. Though the book may seem short for its title but I can sympathize with the writer since the topic is immense. Probably what I would have wanted to see more was some argumentative theories and probably some extraplolated hypothesis by the author but the he intelligently stuck to the facts. Hard worked and well researched.
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Summary: Saving the Savior Living Traditions Review
Review: The Life of Jesus has always been a matter of controversy, from the earliest days of Church history when Arius argued Jesus was a man who achieved illumination and was declared a heretic for his trouble. For some years, however, the debate has become somewhat predictable being divided into three distinct camps - conservatives, liberals and radicals. The conservatives are having a very hard time but still argue for the Gospel accounts of the life of Jesus. While evidence mounts against them they stay lost in fundamentalist rhetoric and become increasingly extreme. It is interesting to note that many Moslems now fall into this camp as well as Christians. The liberals, such as the Jesus seminar, work to re vision the life of Jesus in terms of the Gospel of Thomas, Dead Sea Scrolls and so forth. Their models range from Jewish Prophet to Greek Stoic preacher. The radicals are divided into two types, the atheists and humanists who try and debunk the whole story and the new agers who offer us challenged messages, akashic records of Jesus the Essene and UFO visions (one group particularly is impressive with Jesus speaking from Section 5 of Mars !). The most singular thing I notice about all of these positions is that they come from an identifiable foundation, the traditional gospel record. Whether they argue for it, against it or try to modify it, they have ignored non Christian sources and hence all work from a remarkably similar foundation. Accordingly while some groups offer interesting insights (such as the Jesus Seminar), they all tend to produce more heat than light and do not take the debate into any new territory. What is needed is a paradigm change; a new way of looking at the whole question and this is where Saving the Savior comes in. Here the author, Abubakr Ben Ishmael Salahuddin takes a new look at the question of the Life of Jesus by examining the larger picture. Rather than just emphasizing Christian, Jewish or Moslem sources he looks for other documents and makes some amazing discoveries leading to some truly startling conclusions. What is fascinating is that there is abundant evidence for the life of Jesus but this evidence is ignored, suppressed and attacked by fundamentalist sources as it documents a Jesus very different from the one that is promoted within Christianity and Islam. It is ironic that the Christian church searches for ways to prove Jesus existed in time of great scepticism and yet ignores the most compelling evidence because the Jesus it documents is not the one they want! "Saving the Savior: Did Christ Survive the Crucifixion?" outlines the explosive theory that Christ survived the crucifixion, travelled across what was then known as Asia, took up residence in Kashmir and lived to the age of 120. It considers the philosophical and religious significance of this theory and discusses the ramifications it will have on Moslem and Christian thought. It includes some thirty illustrations and charts among which are images of original language documents (with English translations) that record the sojourn of Jesus Christ after the crucifixion. The evidence presented is well researched and documented. The author has gone out of his way to be objective and to provide as much background information as available. His sincerity is impressive, he makes it clear that this work is an overview and that there is a lot more research to be done. There is no PR Hype or sensationalism in Saving the Savior, it is a powerful and compelling piece of work. It not only documents the truth about the life of Jesus, but discusses the five major groups that are engaged in an intense and sometimes violent struggle over his identity and shows why they do not want you to know the truth. This is one of the most important books on the Life of Jesus in print today. It is powerful, erudite and persuasive !
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Summary: Compelling new evidence sheds new light on theory
Review: The possibility that Jesus could have survived the crucifixion and then traveled to India generally comes as a surprise, if not a complete shock, to most Christians. So too it was for me when I first came across this belief. However, I have been exposed to this possibility for decades. It began not with Jesus, but with the Apostle Thomas for me when I accidentally stumbled across the apostle's tomb in Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu, India in 1971. This was news for me, although the Church has formally acknowledged Thomas' presence in India for centuries. Many years later, I was alerted to Jesus' possible presence in India through Andreas Kaiser Faber's book. This made me think that if it were possible for Thomas to have traveled to India, then why not Jesus? There have been other books on the subject before and since Faber's book. However, Mr. Salahuddin's book, "Saving the Savior", offers a fresh new perspective on the subject, as well as compelling new evidence to support this theory. The book challenges many preconceived notions, which many of us have been brought up to believe. Most critics, particularly those brought up with standard Christian beliefs, would say that the theory that Jesus could have survived the crucifixion is blasphemous, and an Islamic invention at best. Further, they would point to the author being a Christian convert to Islam, and would therefore introduce bias into his examination of the subject. Not so. The author has been fair and objective in examining and presenting all known historical and archaeological evidence. He cites evidence from both canonical and non-canonical Christian documentation, Islamic, Buddhist, Chinese and even Hindu documents. He makes no hesitation in using the latest genetic research and other scientific research to back up his theories. I hope that scholars, religious authorities, and lay people will examine the evidence with an open mind, and contribute even more to this growing body of evidence that Jesus not only survived the crucifixion, but also traveled to India. I recommend this book wholeheartedly to anyone who wishes to examine the facts objectively.
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