Sacred Blood, Sacred Image: The Sudarium of Oviedo - New Evidence for the Authenticity of the Shroud of Turin

The story of the Sudarium of Oviedo, an ancient, bloodstained cloth believed to have covered the head of Jesus of Nazareth after his crucifixion. The author traces the known history of the linen, presents the up-to-date conclusions of EDICES, the investigative team that has been studying the cloth since 1989, discusses the cultural significance of crucifixion and blood in the context of first-century Jerusalem, and demonstrates the significance of the famous passage of John 20:5-7, as analysed by some of the most important Biblical scholars of the world. 20 pages of colour photographs. Many are from EDICES, and explain visually the bloodstains and wrinkles found on the cloth, its comparison with the Shroud of Turin, how the cloth was used, and its historical odyssey from Jerusalem to Spain. Janice Bennett started out as a graphic artist with several companies, which led to the formation of her own studio. She began to study Spanish in 1990, and was awarded a Master of Arts in Spanish Literature from the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1997. She has been teaching Spanish Literature for the past five years, and has written a guide to literary analysis. She has travelled extensively in Spain, including five visits to the Cathedral of Oviedo, and has been translating the work of the Spanish Center of Sindonology for several years. Her most recent translation is the photographic guide to the Exposition of the Sudarium in the year 2000, by Jorge-Manuel Rodríguez Almenar.

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