Tuesday, April 12, 2022

The medieval history of the Shroud of Turin

BIBLE HISTORY DAILY: The Shroud of Turin: Anything Left to Say? The history of Christianity’s most controversial relic (Andrea Nicolotti). This essay deals with the early medieval history of the Shroud.

Note 1 warns: "This article discusses how the Shroud of Turin has been viewed, studied, and interpreted throughout history and does not present arguments for or against its authenticity."

For many PaleoJudaica posts on the Shroud of Turin, some of which do deal with "arguments for or against its authenticity," start here and follow the links. The vast majority of scholarship views it as a medieval forgery.

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