Part 75 (2/2)
17. Jesus was sent to Zaccheus the schoolmaster, who wrote out an alphabet for him, and bade him say _Aleph_. ”Then the Lord Jesus said to him, Tell me first the meaning of the letter Aleph, and then I will p.r.o.nounce Beth, and when the master threatened to whip him, the Lord Jesus explained to _him_ the meaning of the letters Aleph and Beth; also which where the straight figures of the letters, which the oblique, and what letters had double figures; which had points, and which had none; why one letter went before another; and many other things he began to tell him and explain, of which the master himself had never heard, nor read in any book.”[281:1]
18. ”At a certain time, Crishna, taking a walk with the other cowherds, they chose him their _King_, and every one had his place a.s.signed him under the new King.”[281:2]
18. ”In the month Adar, Jesus gathered together the boys, and ranked them as though he had been a KING. . . . And if any one happened to pa.s.s by, they took him by force, and said, Come hither, and wors.h.i.+p the King.”[281:3]
19. Some of Crishna's play-fellows were stung by a serpent, and he, filled with compa.s.sion at their untimely fate, ”and casting upon them an eye of divine mercy, they immediately rose,” and were restored.[281:4]
19. When Jesus was at play, a boy was stung by a serpent, ”and he (Jesus) touched the boy with his hand,” and he was restored to his former health.[281:5]
20. Crishna's companions, with some calves, were stolen, and hid in a cave, whereupon Crishna, ”by his power, created other calves and boys, in all things, perfect resemblances of the others.”[281:6]
20. Jesus' companions, who had hid themselves in a furnace, were turned into kids, whereupon Jesus said: ”Come hither, O boys, that we may go and play; and immediately the kids were changed into the shape of boys.”[281:7]
21. ”One of the first miracles performed by Crishna, when mature, was the curing of a leper.”[281:8]
21. One of the first miracles performed by Jesus, when mature, was the curing of a leper.[281:9]
22. A poor cripple, or lame woman, came, with ”a vessel filled with spices, sweet-scented oils, sandal-wood, saffron, civet, and other perfumes, and made a certain sign on his (Crishna's) forehead, _casting the rest upon his head_.”[281:10]
22. ”Now, when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, there came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, _and poured it on his head_, as he sat at meat.”[281:11]
23. Crishna was crucified, and he is represented with arms extended, hanging on a cross.[281:12]
23. Jesus was crucified, and he is represented with arms extended, hanging on a cross.
24. At the time of the death of Crishna, there came calamities and bad omens of every kind. A black circle surrounded the moon, and the sun was darkened at noon-day; the sky rained fire and ashes; flames burned dusky and livid; demons committed depredations on earth; at sunrise and sunset, thousands of figures were seen skirmis.h.i.+ng in the air; spirits were to be seen on all sides.[282:1]
24. At the time of the death of Jesus, there came calamities of many kinds. The veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom, the sun was darkened from the sixth to the ninth hour, and the graves were opened, and many bodies of the saints which slept arose and came out of their graves.[282:2]
25. Crishna was pierced with an arrow.[282:3]
25. Jesus was pierced with a spear.[282:4]
26. Crishna said to the hunter who shot him: ”Go, hunter, through my favor, to heaven, the abode of the G.o.ds.”[282:5]
26. Jesus said to one of the malefactors who was crucified with him: ”Verily I say unto thee, this day shalt thou be with me in paradise.”[282:6]
27. Crishna descended into h.e.l.l.[282:7]
27. Jesus descended into h.e.l.l.[282:8]
28. Crishna, after being put to death, rose again from the dead.[282:9]
28. Jesus, after being put to death, rose again from the dead.[282:10]
29. Crishna ascended bodily into heaven, and many persons witnessed his ascent.[282:11]
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