re: a doctors view of - dlux
" 'The Tomb of Jesus' in Kashmir, is "the only extant legend with any historical plausibility that brings the post-crucifixion story of Jesus to a simple and natural end "
e.g. " Dug Jesus pa korset? (Did Jesus Die on the Cross?) - Hugo Toll, Sweden, 1928
Dr Hugo Toll was a Swedish physician who made a detailed study of the question of whether Jesus died on the cross, particularly from a medical point of view. He reconstructs the event of the Cross, and the punishment meted out to Jesus.
It would be unusual, according to Dr Toll for an otherwise young healthy man to die in such a short time. The Roman punishment of crucifixion resulted in death to the victim usually after days, due to exhaustion, hunger or attacks from birds of prey.
It is more likely that Jesus went into a state of unconsciousness. His feeling of thirst and loud utterance of the dramatic words 'it (the drink) is finished' just before he 'died' is more consistent with fainting.
Furthermore, the 'blood and water' which gushed out according to the Gospel of John when the Roman soldier pierced the body of Jesus proves the heart was still beating, according to Dr Toll.
If one accepts only the apparent death of Jesus, the events narrated in the Gospels have a natural explanation. He was a wounded man, still in pain, so much so that he would not allow Mary Magdalene to touch him.
Dr Toll gives credence to the view that Jesus, leading a low profile existence after the crucifixion, in all likelihood departed from the region. He states that in the East there is a community known as the Ahmadiyya who believe Jesus survived the crucifixion and migrated to Kashmir. "
