Kristen lära i ljuset av en hindu Paramahansa Yogananda tolkar det Nya Testamentet

Abstract

In this essay I enquire how a Hindu-reading of the Christian scriptures in the New Testament can form the understanding of the message of Jesus Christ and the Christian theology. More thoroughly I enquire the Hindu author and religious leader Paramahansa Yogananda’s commentary on the New Testament. The thesis of this essay is thus: “the New Testament in the light of Paramahansa Yogananda”. This is a literature-study of Yogananda’s commentary to the New Testament, primarily seeking to illustrate how the gospel of Jesus Christ may be presented when interpreted by a Hindu. The question of research in this essay is: “what happens with the Christian teachings when the books of the New Testament is interpreted by Paramahansa Yogananda?” I take a standing-point assuming that the reason behind an author writing will expel the writer’s purpose to write, of which I assume will clarify the message of the author. Thus, I take the standing-point that the reason behind Yogananda’s writing will bring the best answer to the question this essay is enquiring. Paramahansa Yogananda left his homeland India for the US in the early 20th century. He was then invited as India’s representative for a religious congress where he lectured on the thesis “the science of religion”, teaching the unity between the teachings of Jesus Christ and Bhagavan Krishna. In the following years he remained I the US where he founded his organization “Self- Realization Fellowship” – the Church of all religions, in Los Angeles, CA. Besides returning to India for a visit he came to the remaining 30 years of his life in the US, preaching and teaching, living in the monastery he founded.