Jesus In India — Page 65
65 Chapter Three Evidence from Medical Literature We have come across a piece of highly valuable evidence concerning the escape of Jesus from the cross, whose authenticity one just can’t help admitting. It is a medical preparation known as Marham-i-Isa or the ‘Ointment of Jesus’ and is found recorded in hundreds of medical books. Some of these books were compiled by Christians, some by Magians or even Jews, and some by Muslims. Most of them are old classics. Investigations show that in the beginning, based on oral tradition, the preparation came to be known by hundreds of thousands of people. Later it was duly recorded. In the days of Jesus, shortly after the crucifixion, a pharmacopoeia was compiled in Latin, which recorded this prescription and testified that it had been prepared for the treatment of the wounds of Jesus. Later, this work was translated into several other languages, until, in the time of Mamun-al-Rashid, it was translated into Arabic. Strange are the ways of divine providence, eminent physicians of all religions, Christians, Jews, Magians and Muslims, have all recorded this preparation in their books, and have admitted that it was prepared for Jesus by the disciples. A study of different pharmacopoeias shows that this preparation is very useful in injuries sustained by blows or falls; it immediately arrests the flow of blood, and, as it contains ‘myrrh’, the wound remains aseptic. The ointment is also useful in plague; it is good for boils and ulcers of all kinds.