Where Did Jesus Die? — Page 71
Chapter Six— Modern Medical Opinion The theory that Jesus only swooned on the cross and recovered is an ancient one. In 1928 Maulvi A. R. Dard, then the editor of the Review of Religions , made a written enquiry from Christian mis- sionaries, ecclesiastical scholars, and professors concerning this theory. The Christian missionaries’ reply was that the swoon the- ory had been discarded. Others confessed ignorance on the point. The editor, after reproducing their answer, writes: It is abundantly clear from these answers that the theory has not at all been discarded. They admit, on the other hand, that it has been forcibly received in these days. The Bishop of Birmingham is unable to say whether the swoon theory has been practically discarded by all critical schol- ars. Canon Streeter says the idea is revived in “The Brook Kerith. ” And the Bishop of Durham, one of the most emi- nent and learned authorities of the Church of England,