Christ vs Krishna
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CHRIST <strong>vs</strong> KRISHNA - RE-READING SAKES<br />
M. M. NINAN<br />
to Dwarka and by an extraordinary feat of strength kills his uncle by lifting him "by the<br />
hair of his head, and dashing him to the ground, when a more urchin of twelve*<br />
Assuredly this is a metaphor and not a bona fide assertion ! <strong>Christ</strong>'s return to<br />
Jerusalem and his strength of mind even In His minority, in successfully combating in<br />
a controversy of divine law with the Jewish doctors is not a metaphor. The lifting by the<br />
hair of the head on the one hand "by a mere boy? and testing the faculties and<br />
Intellects of the Jewish doctors on the other, also by a mere boy, is a matter of no<br />
small importance.<br />
In regard to any worldly aggrandizement, and any earthly ties, <strong>Christ</strong> must in this<br />
Instance be exclusively excepted, on account of his elevation above all equal<br />
partnership and the universality of His character and mission, which require<br />
community of the redeemed as his bride instead of an individual daughter of Eve.<br />
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