Reddit mentions of The Christ Connection: How the World Religions Prepared the Way for the Phenomenon of Jesus

Some basics.

Roy Varghese has a fascinating approach to this. Vid

And his book, The Christ Connection: How the World Religions Prepared the Way for the Phenomenon of Jesus., which I have yet to read.

[This might be of some interest to you, The Christ Connection: How the World Religions Prepared the Way for the Phenomenon of Jesus.

1. Perhaps we are the only intelligent beings in the entire universe. Perhaps God cares because we are made in his image. Perhaps he is a God of love and can't help but care about his creation. And if for this question we are assuming God exists, he made humans to exist eternally. Eternal existence in "universe time" is still significant
   
   
   
2. Many argue that God interacted with people elsewhere, in Asia, the Americas, etc