In comparative religion, the founders of various
faiths are studied, purely from an historical point of view and their alleged
teachings, trying to avoid as much, any pre-conceived dogmatic convictions that
have no historical warrant. In Christianity, for example, the historical person
of Jesus of Nazareth is called to analysis, without accrediting concepts like
the resurrection or virginal conception. Purely and entirely from a sceptic
point of view based only on the historical information available, and his
alleged social and moral sayings contained in the Gospels and other documents
that have no “super-natural” connotations.
One interesting fact, that keeps repeating again and
again, is that when the persona of Jesus of Nazareth is compared with the
founders of other major religions, always, without a single exception, the
historical person of Jesus of Nazareth comes triumphant in comparison to any
other, according to his moral teachings and historical achievements.
When Jesus of Nazareth is compared with the founders
of Islam, Buddhism, Judaism and Hinduism for example, the person of Jesus ends
up obtaining the highest moral standard and achievement in comparison.
Let us have a quick look:
ISLAM:
Muhammad Ibn Abdullah.
Polygamous, slave owner, warrior, political leader.
Expansion through military coercion. Preached for 23 years.
BUDDHISM:
Siddhartha Gautama.
Worldly prince who abandoned his wife and child.
Preached for 45 years.
JUDAISM:
Moshe
Ben Amram (Moses)
Jewish -Egyptian noble, educated in magic, killed a
man before becoming a prophet. Preached for allegedly for 40 years.
HINDUISM:
Krishna
son of Vasudeva.
Worldly prince, polygamous, lover of sex, adulterous,
thief, who died killed by his own shield bearer by mistake. Preached for more
than 50 years.
CHRISTIANITY:
Yeshua
Ben Yosef (Jesus)
Labourer, single, chaste, non-violent, forgiving,
egalitarian. Preached for 3 years and founded the major religion in the
world.
Omar Flores.
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