and Parekh, however, supported Harijan [politics] like eating with them and worshipping with them, with no regard to education in any of their doctrines. Jesus yogi model Parekh believed that Jesus had achieved the highest communion with God, and asserted that Jesus' power to do miracles can be done by every human being through the practice of yoga. In his A Hindu's Portrait of Jesus Christ, he considered the risen Christ as fully human than the historical Jesus. He credited Jesus with being a yogi by birth, although nowhere it is mentioned that Jesus knew nor followed yoga technique. A Hindu's Portrait of Christ He published A Hindu's Portrait of Jesus Christ in 1953 at Rajkot and proclaimed as "My most humble tribute to Jesus Christ, whose 'Hindu disciple' i have been for the last forty years." This book is by and large considered as a profound study of Jesus Christ by any Hindu in a systematic way in dealing with Jesus' life and meaning. His portrait of Jesus is largely drawn from Synoptic Gospels, following the Markan Chronology of events. Salient points Regarding the Virgin birth of Christ, he says "The Hindus have treated it as a pious myth." Jesus as a great preacher or prophet, certainly beyond Mahavira and Buddha, as he turned instinctively to the poor and the despised, the outcaste and the sinner. Denounces Fourth Gospel (aka Gospel of John) denying Jesus raising of Lazarus, however, he had no doubt that Jesus worked miracles. According to him, the body of Jesus was not raised, but remained where it was; however, the Resurrection was only in appearance like that of Swami Narayana. Regarding the death of Christ, he observes "There is no doubt, however, that we are here face to face with the greatest tragedy enacted on the earth." Jesus is more than an Avatara, but a bit less than God. Works A Hindu's Portrait of Christ: A Gospel of God's Free Gift of His Sonship, 1953. Sri Swami Narayana : (a gospel of Bhagwat-dharma, or, God in redemptive action). Mahatma Gandhi An Essay in Appreciation. The Brahma Samaj : a short history. Keshub Chunder Sen: His Relation to Christianity. Christian Proselytism in India - A Great and Growing Menace, 1947. See also Insider movements among Hindus References External links A Jain Believer in Christ - Manilal C. Parekh The State Of Bombay vs Shastri Yagna Purushadasji