Hemis Scroll
Recent attempts to obtain the scroll and gain more information about it have failed.

Unknown Life of Jesus Christ

The book is the in two distinct parts. Part I details the story of Notovitch's journey to Hemis and the circumstances which led to his seeing the St Issa scroll.

Part II is a full translation of the scrolls in to English.

Nicholas Notovitch

Nicolas Notovitch is an important character in the history of studies surrounding the theory of Jesus in India. He has become most famous for his book, The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ (also available through The Unknown Tree of Life Publications). Notovitch was an aristocratic Russian “Jew” born in the Crimea in the year 1858. We have the word Jew in quotes because though his parents were Jews, he and his brother, Osip Notovitch, converted to the Greek Orthodox Christian religion when they were young.

Notovitch began his career as a journalist. Later he authored twelve books, mostly centering on the politics of Russia. His political books were studied amongst the political elite of Europe, as he had command of both French and Russian, writing in both languages. His book, Pravda Obevrejah, won him universal condemnation from the Jews [the book was considered anti-Semitic], but he was at first praised by the Christians. That was not to last.

Introduction | The Discovery | Was he there? | Hemis Visits

Famous Scroll
The St Issa scroll is mentioned repeatedly by 'Jesus in India' scholars and was ground breaking in starting to piece together the life of Jesus.

Archibold Douglas
Archibold Douglas has been one of the most vocal critics of Notovitch.

For an indepth refutation of of his claims click here