Some have speculated that there is much significance to the hundred pounds of spices that were put into Jesus' tomb. Those who do have held that they were used as a medicinal ointment and that Jesus didn't actually die on the cross. Rather, he was drugged by the wine/gall and 'fell unconscious' on the cross, only to be revived in the tomb and appear 'resurrected' three days later. The aloes and spices would pack the body and all would be wrapped in a cloth used for healing, not burial. the image, therefore, is suggested to be the result of a mixing of the body's sweat and fluids with the spices, creating a vapor that discolored the linen. This vapor theory is also held by some who would say that Jesus died on the cross, but use the theory to show a natural process for the body image to occur.
There are some major flaws, particularly for those who hold the Healing Cloth theory, with this belief. First of all, there is no way that Jesus would not have died on the cross. After all, He had already been beaten beyond that of an ordinary crucifixion victim. He had the cap of thorns inflicted upon Him--the only known historical figure to endure such a torment. He had Simon of Cyrene help Him carry His cross because at that point He was already to weak to go on--He was about to die before ever reaching the point of Crucifixion! It is a miracle He was able to stay on the cross as long as He did! Also, the Romans would have been sure to kill Jesus--that was their job. The blood and water from the side medically illustrate that the heart was ruptured; therefore, even if He was "faking death," He would have died at that point. There is no reasonable way to believe that Jesus did not die on the cross once someone understands what crucifixion, particularly that of Jesus, was like.
The Vapor Theory also has its shortcomings. Vapor will produce a pattern that is not predictable and it would not give us as good and clear of an image as we have on the Shroud of Turin. Furthermore, the Vapor Theory does not satisfy the fact that we have an image on the backside--if the vapor would float up and change the linen as it passes through it, as this theory suggests, then why do we have an image of the backside?
There are many more reasons why this theory does not hold; hopefully these will give you a basic understanding of some of the flaws of this argument.
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