Hanau author reveals Jesus' secret trip to India in new book!

Hanau author reveals Jesus' secret trip to India in new book!

Something is happening in Hanau – in literary terms! The author Horst Gunkel has published his new book “Jesus – the first trip to India”, which is published by Novum Verlag and comprises an impressive 356 pages. Gunkel, who has lived in Hanau for 50 years and was once a teacher at vocational schools in Gelnhausen, deals with a fascinating topic in his first trilogy: the first 30 years of Jesus' life, which often remain obscure in the Bible. With a touch of curiosity and a dash of imagination, he opens up new perspectives on the life of the Nazarene.

“The prophet is worthless in his own country” – this quote from the Gospel according to Matthew has thrilled and inspired Gunkel since the 1960s. In his book he fictionalizes how Jesus might find his way to India and highlights a variety of influences from different cultures. According to op-online.de, Gunkel derives a journey of Jesus through sources and philosophical texts that take the reader into the world of the Jewish sect of the Essenes and the teachings of Zoroaster as well as into Hindu ashrams and Buddhist monasteries takes with you.

A look behind the scenes

The parallels between the teachings of Jesus and the ideals of Far Eastern religions are a central point of his work. In particular, the teaching “You shall love your enemies” is found in many traditions. A chapter is also devoted to Jesus' visit to Antioch, an important city of the Roman Empire. Here readers can explore the footnotes, which provide further explanations and provide a deeper insight into the creation of the texts. Novum Verlag emphasizes, that the book is designed as a historical development novel and has a clear structure that allows the reader to grasp the sections in the correct order.

Gunkel, who is also active in the Buddhist Society in Gelnhausen, apologizes in his book for possible misinterpretations and at the same time points out that the sources on the life of Jesus are thin. His goal: to make the complex ideas and reinterpretations of Jesus in the Abrahamic religions understandable and to show how diverse his influences were.

A look at the future

The book will be presented at the Frankfurt Book Fair next September and is already available in stores. With an ISBN of 978-3-7116-0638-9 and a price of 21.30 euros, the reader can look forward to a captivating literary journey of discovery. The second part of the trilogy, which covers the period from Jesus' 30th year to his death in 96, promises to be just as exciting. The narrative shifts to Anna, Jesus' grandmother, and highlights her own concerns and challenges as she grapples with her childlessness. So Gunkel not only gives us a look at Jesus, but also brings us closer to the people who surrounded him.

Anyone interested in the fascinating connection between biblical history and Far Eastern philosophies should not miss Gunkel's work. We are excited to see how readers will react to this creative exploration.