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The sign : the Shroud of Turin and the secret of the resurrection / Thomas de Wesselow.

by De Wesselow, Thomas.

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New York, N.Y. : Dutton, c2012.

Jesus Christ -- Antiquities.

9780525953654 :

xvi, 448 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm.

Introduction. The resurrection ; The shroud of Turin -- The historical riddle. Judaism before Easter ; The testimony of Paul ; The impact of Easter ; The gospel stories ; The way ahead -- The unthinkable shroud. A unique spectacle ; The cloth examines ; The blood-image ; The body-image ; A natural image of Jesus? ; The carbon-dating fiasco ; The shroud in the east -- Seeing through the shroud. The animated shroud ; The risen Jesus ; The ascended Jesus -- Easter. The burial and the myth ; The far-from empty tomb ; The appearance to the women ; The appearance to Peter ; The appearance to the twelve -- The birth of the church. In accordance with the scriptures ; The forgotten appearances ; The last of the apostles ; The move to Edessa -- Conclusion. The Easter shroud.

Examines the mysteries of the resurrection of Jesus and the Shroud of Turin to provide an understanding of the birth of Christianity.

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