Indian concepts relevant to the understanding of Jesus Christ

Introduction: Christology, a reflection on God’s revelation in Jesus Christ, lies at the core of Christian theology and Christian mission.  The first Christian theologian, St. Paul, claims that he received the Gospel ‘through a revelation of Jesus Christ’ (Gal.1:12).  Though Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever (Heb.13:8), the understanding or interpretation of the experience of Jesus Christ varies according to the context of the person or community.  Such variations are found already in the NT.  For instances, while Peter confesses Jesus to be the Anointed One (Mk.8:29), Paul presents Jesus as the man whom God raised from the dead and through whom God will establish his justice (Acts 17:31).  This process of seeking fresh images of Jesus in the life of the believing community has never ceased.  Similarly, we will attempt here to examine how such interpretation continued in the Indian understanding of Jesus Christ.