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Image of the Risen Christ: Remarkable New Evidence About the Shroud
The Shroud of Turin reveals a mysterious image of a crucified man. After 25 years of research Dr. Kenneth Stevenson reveals new scientific and historical discoveries plus an ancient Christian manuscri
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First published February 1, 2000
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August 18, 2024
ONE OF THE BEST RECENT DEFENSES OF THE SHROUD'S AUTHENTICITY
Kenneth Stevenson was co-author with Gary Habermas of the books, 'Verdict on the Shroud' and 'The Shroud and the Controversy'; he has since become a full-time minister. He wrote in the Introduction to this 1999 book, "I thought it was time to take another look at this important subject ... in light of the new research and theories developed in the last few years... I want to avoid both the tendency to look at the Shroud as a relic on one side and a closed-minded unbelief on the other. I need to be cautious, following the data wherever it leads. While I wish to arrive at carefully reasoned conclusions, I also need to be sensitive to alternative theses." (Pg. 15)
He is critical of Ian Wilson's theory ['The Shroud of Turin: The Burial Cloth of Jesus Christ?'] that the Mandylion is the Shroud: "If only the face of the Shroud image was exposed for so many centuries, why are signs of this not more visible now that the cloth is stretched out? ... there should be a circular area around the face of Christ which is more yellowed than the rest of the cloth." (Pg. 41)
He critiques Joe Nickell's skeptical theory [see 'Inquest on the Shroud of Turin: Latest Scientific Findings']: "Nickell's images of faces on cloth... show none of the clarity and resolution of the image on the Turin cloth... Nickell's application of powders would also have a directional nature, but the Shroud image is nondirectional... Nickell's technique is not known to have been used before the nineteenth century. Most devastating to Nickell's hypothesis are the results of testing his image for three-dimensionality on the VP-8 image analyzer. It was found that his image was not three-dimensional. He thus failed to match this crucial feature of the Shroud." (Pg. 60)
He observes, "One of the most interesting pathological issues is whether or not the body in the Shroud had been washed. A case could be made for either view... Contrary to popular opinion, dead bodies do bleed, especially in cases of violent death. But even after nonviolent, natural deaths, blood usually remains unclotted for about the first eight hours... The post-mortem blood flows can account for just the types of stains present on the Shroud." (Pg. 179-180)
This book will be of keen interest to those seriously studying the Shroud.
Kenneth Stevenson was co-author with Gary Habermas of the books, 'Verdict on the Shroud' and 'The Shroud and the Controversy'; he has since become a full-time minister. He wrote in the Introduction to this 1999 book, "I thought it was time to take another look at this important subject ... in light of the new research and theories developed in the last few years... I want to avoid both the tendency to look at the Shroud as a relic on one side and a closed-minded unbelief on the other. I need to be cautious, following the data wherever it leads. While I wish to arrive at carefully reasoned conclusions, I also need to be sensitive to alternative theses." (Pg. 15)
He is critical of Ian Wilson's theory ['The Shroud of Turin: The Burial Cloth of Jesus Christ?'] that the Mandylion is the Shroud: "If only the face of the Shroud image was exposed for so many centuries, why are signs of this not more visible now that the cloth is stretched out? ... there should be a circular area around the face of Christ which is more yellowed than the rest of the cloth." (Pg. 41)
He critiques Joe Nickell's skeptical theory [see 'Inquest on the Shroud of Turin: Latest Scientific Findings']: "Nickell's images of faces on cloth... show none of the clarity and resolution of the image on the Turin cloth... Nickell's application of powders would also have a directional nature, but the Shroud image is nondirectional... Nickell's technique is not known to have been used before the nineteenth century. Most devastating to Nickell's hypothesis are the results of testing his image for three-dimensionality on the VP-8 image analyzer. It was found that his image was not three-dimensional. He thus failed to match this crucial feature of the Shroud." (Pg. 60)
He observes, "One of the most interesting pathological issues is whether or not the body in the Shroud had been washed. A case could be made for either view... Contrary to popular opinion, dead bodies do bleed, especially in cases of violent death. But even after nonviolent, natural deaths, blood usually remains unclotted for about the first eight hours... The post-mortem blood flows can account for just the types of stains present on the Shroud." (Pg. 179-180)
This book will be of keen interest to those seriously studying the Shroud.
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