Regarding the medically unexplainably quick death of Jesus on the cross a rather extreme theory has been stated by some historians:
According to the Bible Jesus asked for water and was given vinegar (supposedly soured wine) from a sponge that was fixed on a stick. Imediately afterward he uttered his famous last words and died.
In those days vinegar or soured wine were used in the way smelling salts are used today. Under normal circumstances the victim would be revived by this administration and his life (and suffering) would rather be prolonged. Certainly the victim would not die as a result.
According to the theory however the followers and/or family had (i.e. through some sort of bribery of the centurion) had made sure that the sponge did not contain soured wine but some common drug used in those days like belladonna mixed with water that had a quick sedating effect on the victim. As a result Jesus appeared to die shortly after he was given the mixture but in fact merely passed out. The fact that Jesus bled after being stabbed with the spear supports this theory because once the heart has stopped pumping blood no bleeding can take place. Since the thieves whose legs had been broken had already died Jesus was left for dead by the soldiers detail.
Therefor chances are that the family and followers were able not to obtain the body of an executed victim but a severely wounded but living Jesus. This theory would not only fit all known facts about the crucifixion but would also explain the medically even more unusual resurrection.
True christian believers might consider this theory blaphemous but from the medical and historical point of view it seems sound
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