Posted on 06/08/2005 4:41:38 AM PDT by echoBoomer
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - An Israeli researcher has challenged the popular belief that Jesus died of blood loss on the cross, saying he probably succumbed to a sometimes fatal disorder now associated with long-haul air travel.
Professor Benjamin Brenner wrote in The Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis that Jesus's death, traditionally believed to have occurred 3-6 hours after crucifixion began, was probably caused by a blood clot that reached his lungs.
Such pulmonary embolisms, leading to sudden death, can stem from immobilisation, multiple trauma and dehydration, said Brenner, a researcher at Rambam Medical Center in Haifa.
"This fits well with Jesus's condition and actually was in all likelihood the major cause of death by crucifixion," he wrote in the article, based on religious and medical texts.
A 1986 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association mentioned the possibility that Jesus suffered a blood clot but concluded that he died of blood loss.
But Brenner said research into blood coagulation had made significant strides over the past two decades.
He said recent medical research has linked immobility among passengers on lengthy air flights to deep vein thrombosis, popularly known as "economy-class syndrome" in which potentially fatal blood clots can develop, usually in the lower legs.
Brenner noted that before crucifixion, Jesus underwent scourging, but the researcher concluded that "the amount of blood loss by itself" would not have killed him.
He said that Jesus, as a Jew from what is now northern Israel, may have been particular at risk to a fatal blood clot.
Thrombophilia, a rare condition in which blood has an increased tendency to clot, is common to natives of the Galilee, the researcher wrote.
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Funny, I thought my sins were the cause of his death.
Um... ooookay
Typical secularist bilge.
He died becasue he chose to.
John 19:30
When he had received the drink, Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit.
Your sins are pulmonary embolisms.
Not just your's or mine
1 John 2:2
He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
"Funny, I thought my sins were the cause of his death."
Gee. I was taught that too. I guess, given scientists are more trustworthy, and now are even talking about Jesus (a really good sign I might add), I will have to reconsider what I was taught. (tick...tick...)
All done. Cause of death: still my sins. Cause of resurrection? Well, that's an awesome story, but a different thread.
Yes...thanks.
What do you mean there's nothing there?
I agree with Nirvana: Jesus Doesn't Want Me For A Moonbeam.
Perfect!
That was my first reaction, too.
Thank you, Lord.
I'd say Prof. Brenner has completely missed the cause of death. He needs to go back to school, er uh, church. Maybe that's the problem.
Just another attempt to water down Christ's death as just another everyday thing. Nothing to see here, just move on. Christianity is just the religion on the right. An opiate of the people.
Remember, Jesus wants your love, Allah just wants your head.
That would make a good tagline.
The 40 lashes must have been the period of inactivity that the writer refers.
Sheesh..............
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