We briefly touched on this particular skeptical theory here. But that is not all. Even skeptical and atheistic scholars agree that Jesus actually died on the cross and did not swoon.
The Swoon Theory says that Jesus did not die on the cross. Instead, he passed out from his wounds and the trauma. After lying in the coolness of the tomb for a period of time he revived, took off his burial clothes, rolled the stone away by himself, got past the posted guard, walked approximately 1 mile (perhaps more) to where the disciples were staying and presented himself (a bloody, wounded mess) as their risen Lord.
Here is a short video of Dr. Gary Habermas (world’s leading expert on the Resurrection) and Dr. Antony Flew (one of the world’s leading atheist philosophers at the time) discussing this point.
In the next two posts, I’ll provide more detailed information on why the Swoon Theory fails as an explanation for the disciples belief that Jesus rose from the dead.