{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Drishtikone","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone","author_name":"jessicafick","author_url":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/author\/jessicafick\/","title":"&quot;The Third Jesus&quot; book review by Ashish Samuel","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"UMRrpVLvas\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/2008\/05\/third-jesus-book-review-ashish-samuel\/\">&quot;The Third Jesus&quot; book review by Ashish Samuel<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/drishtikone\/2008\/05\/third-jesus-book-review-ashish-samuel\/embed\/#?secret=UMRrpVLvas\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;&quot;The Third Jesus&quot; book review by Ashish Samuel&#8221; &#8212; Drishtikone\" data-secret=\"UMRrpVLvas\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"I had asked a friend of mine - from High School - to review Dr. Deepak Chopra's book \"The Third Jesus\". He obliged despite his busy schedule. Please share your views if you have read the book? ******** ********** Deepak Chopra\u2019s book, The Third Jesus: The Christ We Cannot Ignore\u201d Chopra attempts to present that Jesus Christ was referring to Buddhism\/Eastern Mysticism. Most of his arguments were not taken from the New Testament; he draws it from Gnostic writings (extra-biblical documents) and quoting from apocryphal works which are not part of the bible. This means if he doesn't use those documents his argument will have no value. It becomes clearer to me that he is using the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as a way to promote his thinking (the modern religion, generally called new age thinking). You could also notice several inaccuracies."}