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originally posted by: AlienVessel
the Christ would be exiled to England, and his wife Mary was to be exiled to France
What Really Happened
originally posted by: DISRAELI
originally posted by: AlienVessel
the Christ would be exiled to England, and his wife Mary was to be exiled to France
England and France did not exist. I take it you mean the Roman province of Gaul and the independent Celtic-speaking island of Britannia. Rather odd choices. Why?
originally posted by: AlienVessel
The Christ was indeed let down from the cross after 6 hours. And men do not die on the cross in that amount of time.
originally posted by: DISRAELI
originally posted by: AlienVessel
the Christ would be exiled to England, and his wife Mary was to be exiled to France
England and France did not exist. I take it you mean the Roman province of Gaul and the independent Celtic-speaking island of Britannia. Rather odd choices. Why?
originally posted by: DISRAELI
a reply to: intrptr
You haven't explained why the Sanhedrin, according to the OP, should want that to happen in those particular areas.
originally posted by: AlienVessel
In the bible, they made mention of the Christ being let down from the cross, but they lied and said that he died...
This theory was first proposed by the European scholars Bahrdt and Venturini just two hundred years ago, almost eighteen hundred years after Jesus' time. This view has not been widely held by non-Christian scholars since the 19th century rationalist theologian David Strauss dealt it a death blow. He wrote:
"It is impossible that a being who had stolen half dead out of the sepulchre, who crept about weak and ill and wanting medical treatment... could have given the disciples the impression that he was a conqueror over death and the grave, the Prince of life: an impression that lay at the bottom of their future ministry."
Strauss himself was an opponent of Christianity, but he admitted that this theory was particularly ridiculous and weak. Nowadays almost no Western scholar holds to this theory.
www.unchangingword.com...
The Swoon theory has been thoroughly refuted by many people, and very few continue to bring it up as a possibility. The Swoon theory falls apart quickly when you consider that Jesus had undergone six trials, was beaten, then scourged with 39 lashes that left His back raw, exposed, and bloody. He had a crown of thorns forced upon His head, ripping His scalp.
He had been crucified with nails in the hands and feet, and He hung there for six hours bleeding and dehydrating. His spear-pierced side emitted blood and water. He was left in a tomb for three days and was tightly wrapped up. Was anyone in this condition able to revive, get himself out of the tight wrappings, and then walk on pierced feet?
Could He single-handedly move a large stone with hands that were unusable due to the wrist piercings which severed the median nerve and paralyzed them? Could He then somehow get by the armed guards given the charge of watching the grave-side? Are we to believe further that Jesus managed to walk a long distance on feet which had been pierced and then appear to the disciples as a victorious conqueror of death? It makes no sense. In fact, it would take more to believe this ridiculous conjecture than it would to believe that Jesus rose from the dead.
carm.org...
Such strange "twists" to the swoon theory have been virtually ignored by scholars with good reason, for serious problems invalidate each of these theses.
It is no wonder that such a variant hypothesis has had very little following even among critics. The late dates of the sources and the lack of recognition by both Jesus' loved ones and his enemies alike, even at extremely close range, together with his glorified but scarred post crucifixion appearances, combine to make this assertion quite unpalatable to scholars.
www.garyhabermas.com...
The swoon theory is one of Satan's oldest lies concerning the Resurrection. This theory proposes that Jesus did not rise from the dead, because He never really died. Instead, Jesus went into a deep coma or "swoon" from the severe pain and trauma of the Crucifixion. Then, in the cool atmosphere of the tomb, Christ revived, somehow escaped the strips of cloths that were wrapped tightly upon Him, and then appeared to His disciples.
The swoon theory flies in the face of the facts. You see, the Roman guards were experts at execution and would be put to death if they allowed a condemned man, like Christ, to escape death. The guards were certain Jesus was dead, because when they thrust a spear into His side, it brought forth blood and water. This was their final proof of His death because this occurs when the heart stops beating.
Amazingly enough, people still subscribe to this theory. Not because it's plausible. Not because it's logical, but because it's something to hang their doubt on. The truth of the matter is that Jesus Christ has risen!
www.jesus.org...
This theory completely ignores the evidences of His death and would require a greater miracle than the resurrection.
...preceding the crucifixion, Jesus was exposed to a brutal flogging by the Roman soldiers. Some people would die from this kind of beating even before they could be crucified. On other occasions the victim would go into a state called Hypovolemic shock. It is a condition in which the person suffers the effects of losing a large amount of blood. In this state, the heart tries to pump blood which isn't there.
Once a person is hanging in the vertical position, crucifixion is essentially an agonizingly slow death by asphyxiation. This would go on and on until complete exhaustion would take over, and the person would'nt be able to push and breathe anymore. To say that anyone could survive such a punishment and survive is lunacy.
binnyva.tripod.com...
originally posted by: BlueJacket
a reply to: AlienVessel
whats the name of this Aramaic gospel pray tell? can ya upload a pic since you have it in your possesion?
originally posted by: schuyler
How do you know? Were you there? So you have a gospel that "backs it up." I've got a gospel that says differently. Why is yours correct and everyone else's wrong?