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RE: Early Origins of Christianity (~50 CE - 1600 CE)
The overlap of early Christianity and Buddhism looks very much like Christian Gnosticism. Having said that, I've always like the idea that Krishna is punking atheists! God, in that sense, gives everyone what they desire.
By the time we get to 4th C. Buddhism, their is quite a bit of knowledge in India about the "new" religion of Christianity. In fact, some scholars--myself included--see the 4th C. as a transition state from the old-world views of India grounded in Hindu lore, to the more "modern" view created by the necessity of measuring one's religion up and against "others".
But yeah, I could see Krishna being a bit of a punk.