[wizardoz]

I read a book called "Jesus Lived in India" where the author claimed that whatever it was that one of the disciples gave to Jesus while he was on the cross, supposedly a whiff of vinegar to revive him, was actually a drug that caused him to pass out so the Roman guards would think he was dead and take him down.

Wild stuff.

[RightWhale]

This wild stuff was widespread in the couple centuries after the Crucifixion. There is not much new to the stories although the stories are new to every generation.