There are several events throughout the life of the Messiah that science cannot explain, known as miracles, however, there are some that can be clarified.
By: Mariana Mestizo Hernandez
Currently, with advances in science and technology, things can be done that could not even be imagined before. However, going back to the time of Jesuswhere the advances of medicine were so limited, a scientific explanation cannot be given to several events that occurred.
In this regard, Dr. Alma Santiago Cortés, dean of the College of Sciences of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, explained some biblical events in the history of Jesus and medical aspects of your death“Miracles reach a point where science reaches a limit, yet some of the miracles can be explained.”
Jesus restores sight to a man blind from birth
The Bible recounts a miracle performed by the Messiah, who restored sight to a man blind from birth with his own saliva and some mud, “by saying that he put his saliva, he is also giving him that breath of life, because he is enduring part of his body,” said Dr. Santiago.
The dean highlights that saliva has chemical components that help defend the body, for example, when eating food they manage to degrade bacteria, fungi and possible pathogens, in a scientific point, it has immunological properties.
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demoniacs
On the other hand, a demoniac had an erratic behavior, conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolarity, epilepsy, among others, could not be diagnosed at the time, so it could be said that Jesus He cured the mentally ill, “We cannot rule out that there were demoniacs, but there were mental illnesses,” declared Dr. Santiago.
Jesus birth
Since before the messiah came to the world, an event occurred in the sky, the so-called star of Bethlehem, which indicated the place of his birth, now, this could have been an astrological phenomenon such as the alignment of several planets or the passage of a kite.
However, the dean pointed out that its coordination with the event of the birth of El Mesías cannot be explained, but the fact as such can be attributed to certain astrological phenomena.
40 day fast
“No person can last 40 days without eating food or, at least, being hydrated. Jesus he had to have hydrated,” emphasized Dr. Santiago.
The stress that Jesus experienced before being crucified
Jesus Because he had a human body, he had physiological experiences like everyone else, he experienced emotions such as sadness, anger and happiness, but he did not run away from his father’s mandate. Hours before he passed his deathThe Messiah had to experience high levels of stress and psychological suffering.
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Dr. Santiago explained that high levels of stress increase certain hormones and blood pressure. The tension was so great that small capillaries broke, causing hematohidrosis, which is sweating blood.
Therefore, the blows he received Jesus they totally affected his body, for example, in the flogging they could hurt his spine due to the position, with the lashes, they not only beat him, but they tore his skin, in this process Jesus the ribs could be exposed due to the damage and rupture to the muscle.
The falls of Jesus before reaching the cross
Certainly, because of the crown of thorns, he had injuries on almost his entire head, which could affect his cranial nerves, in addition to his body being totally weak from blood loss.
“He had to carry a piece of wood that, it is estimated, could have weighed about 80 pounds and in his condition it was almost impossible to carry it. In the Bible it is said that he fell on his head, which caused more damage to his face and the thorns on his corona were introduced more thoroughly,” he stressed.
At this time, he had to present tachycardia, due to the lack of blood of approximately 30% to 40% of the totality that was in his body, in the same way, the oxygen level had to have dropped significantly.
Crucifixion
In various images, Jesus He is represented on the cross with the nails in his hands, which is scientifically impossible, the nails had to be placed on the wrists, since there is not enough resistance in the hands for the weight of the body.
The fact of breathing represented a terrible pain, since strength was needed to exhale, their breaths had to be quite slow, in fact, several crucified died of suffocation since it was impossible to do something as natural as this.
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“It is incredible that he would have reached Calvary alive, since anyone would have died in the process, now, due to the loss of blood and the tachycardia that he was presenting, he could have had a cardiac arrest, in the Bible it is said that Jesus gives one last scream before dying, being able to relate it to the pain of a heart attack” concluded Dr. Santiago. However, there could be several factors, since her body was totally weakened and heavily damaged.