Rational Responders # 21 - Premise 3

In additional to the Incan tradition of Viracocha, there were some Norwegian missionaries in Asia who in the mid 1800s discovered an oral tradition about an omnipotent God among the Santal people living in India. In the book Eternity In Their Hearts Don Richardson tells the story of missionaries Lars Skrefsrud (pictured left) and Hans Borreson who lived among the Santal people in order to learn their language.
Once they learned the Santal language they were ready to share with the Santal people the Biblical account of Jesus death, burial, and resurrection for the salvation of mankind.

Richardson indicates that upon hearing the story of Christ the Santal people were 'electrified' by the Biblical narrative. A Santal sage named Kolean exclaimed "What this stranger is saying must mean that Thakur Jiu has not forgotten us after all this time!" Skrefsrud was astonished at the remark. 'Thakur Jiu' in the Santal language means 'Genuine God'. Kolean went on to explain that the Santal had an oral tradition about the Genuine God.

According to that tradition this God had created the first man and woman and placed them in a region far to the west of India. There they were tempted to make rice beer and pour a portion of it on the ground as an offering to Satan. They became drunk on the rest of the beer and fell asleep. When they woke up they realized that they were naked and felt ashamed. (Summarized from Eternity in Their Hearts, Regal Books, Ventura, CA, 1984, pages 41 - 43.)