So, yesterday (technically), I posted the previous post (HERE) in which I reflect on how scientific advancements tell us more about things like the Shroud of Turin.
Little did I know when I posted that, that I would stay up into the week hours watching THIS. “The new astonishing phenomenon detected on the Shroud”
If I understood this correctly, there are found on the Shroud multiple images of the same objects and parts of the body, rather like strobe photography. Some of the objects found include a pin that exactly matches shapes of the Sudarium of Oviedo, tefillin, nails still in the wounds, a garment and belt of snakeskin around the waist, etc. It also reveals that the body was prostrate, that is, face down.
Moreover, multiple “strobe” images of identifiable things impressed on the fabric, imply that at the moment the image was made, the body was in motion.
In other words, the Shroud is not just a snapshot. It’s a movie of a brief moment when the figure moves, clenches his hand, turns his foot, and starts breathing.
In addition, there is a description of the energy source that made the image. The energy was bursting from within the body in both directions, obviously, and seemingly from a great distance, so that the “rays” are, in effect, parallel. This would be caused, perhaps, if there is a single point of energy, by something not entirely understood, but maybe by bending of space/time. See about 47:30 and following.
More on space/time, which involves the energy source that put the image on the Shroud.
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The one point of confusion for me is the (mistaken?) recollection that coins can be seen placed on the eyes and that blood pooled into the eye cavities, which doesn’t quite fit with the idea that the body was in a prone position. Am I missing something here?
Does the body laying face down align with known Jewish burial practices at the time?
That’s absolutely mind-blowing. Nails still in the body? Tefillin on the body? The crown of thorns had fruit on it? This radically alters my mental image of the crucifixion itself, and I know of no artistic depiction of the crucifixion that includes the tefillin. I wonder if our Lord retained the tefillin in His glorified state when He appeared to His disciples. And did He remove the nails or leave them in place?
And what was the chain and pendant piece that appears on the face, hanging down over an eye? Was it placed there by one of the women who prepared Him for the tomb, or was it something He wore?
Cornelius,
I’m thinking all these items, with the exception of the nails and crown, were placed on Him at the burial.
What happened to these items after the resurrection ?
No disrespect but maybe, just maybe He was turning when He heard about the Synod on Synodality?
Monstrance, you’re probably right. But the garment around His hips and thighs (narrator called it a “kaleson”?), along with the snakeskin belt and buckle, were almost certainly worn during the crucifixion because they interrupted the flow of blood downward when the body was vertical.
Took your advice, Purchased “A Doctor at Calvary”. Just started reading…awesome.