lj: interested in your view of mine at #81.
Thank you, Mrs. Don-o. I can honestly say that my opinion matters little as I am far, far from an OT scholar. But your version of gradual revelation sounds very reasonable, and it is obvious that many of the teachings or stories with teachings in the OT are not the same as the teachings of Jesus Christ, and it is the teachings that are important, as far as I am concerned.
There are many different branches of Vedic shastra or scripture (oddly enough, the word “shastra” means “scripture” and also “weapon”, since the truth destroys ignorance), and have different levels of dharma, for different kinds of people. The Puranas - literally means “ancient histories” - have three branches - sattvic (mode of goodness or clarity and peace), rajasic (mode of passion or ambition and desire), and tamasic (mode of ignorance or darkened understanding), for people of different levels of spiritual understanding.
Speaking from the POV of the Vedas, I would say that Jesus Christ taught bhakti, love for God and for all creatures, or fellow children of God. And his teachings are congruent with the teachings in the sattvic Puranas and the conclusion of the Bhagavad Gita:
“Giving up all dharmas, just surrender unto Me alone. I will deliver you from all sins. Do not worry.” BG 18.66
You may be interested in reading the story of the Lord Krishna, if only from an academic point of view, a parable, a legend, a myth, of a Divinity.
LJ, whose knowledge far, far exceeds my own, and I daresay, of most Indian Hindus may be able to guide you to a decent version available online.
The childhood years of a mischevious boy predestined for greater and bigger things still bring a smile to my face.