In the 19th and 20th centuries theories began to emerge that between the ages of 12 and 29 Jesus had visited Kashmir, or had studied with the Essenes in the Judea desert.
Under 1800-talet och 1900-talet började teorier växa fram att Jesus mellan 12 och 30 års ålder hade besökt Kashmir, eller hade studerat med esséerna i Judeens öken.