3/12/64 Excerpt from Femina & Woman's Life article:
On Good Friday, tens of thousands of pilgrims from nearly one
hundred Christian churches trace Christ's last journey from
his trial to Calvary. They carry heavy crosses, and mark
the Stations of the Cross, places where Christ stumbled,
and where he was scourged and flogged by soldiers.
LETTER TO TIBERIAS
Few people are aware, that there is in existence today,
in the Archives in Rome, a description of Christ. It is
contained in a report written nearly two thousand years ago,
by a Roman, Publius Lentulus, to his Emperor, Tiberias. It
reads:
"There has appeared in Palestine a man who is still living
and whose power is extraordinary. He has the title given him
of Great Prophet, his disciples call him 'Son of God'. He
raises the dead and heals all sorts of diseases.
"He is a tall, well proportioned man, and there is an air of
severity in his countenance which at once attracts the love
and reverence of those who see him. His hair is the colour
of new wine from the roots to the ears, and thence to the
shoulders it is curled and falls down to the lowest part of
them. Upon the forehead, it parts in two after the manner of
Nazarenes.
"His forehead is flat and fair, his face without blemish or
defect, and adorned with a graceful expression. His nose and
mouth are very well proportioned, his beard is thick and the
colour of his hair. His eyes are grey and extremely lively.
"In his reproofs, he is terrible, but in his exhortations
and instructions, amiable and courteous. There is something
wonderfully charming in this face with a mixture of gravity.
He is never seen to laugh, but has been observed to weep. He
is very straight in stature, his hands large and spreading,
his arms are very beautiful.
"He talks little, but with a great quality and is the
handsomest man in the world."
See Source Key File #5749 for
12/10/73 Newsweek article,
"THE SHROUD OF TURIN"; also see
3/21/76 Virginian-Pilot
article "HOLY SHROUD NOT DISPROVEN, PANEL REPORTS"; also
2/23/77 article from Quamran Desert Center, "THE AUTHENTIC
PORTRAIT OF JESUS?"; also
8/13/78 Virginian-Pilot &
Ledger-Star article, "SCIENTISTS GET PERMISSION TO
STUDY SHROUD OF TURIN"; also 1/79 A.R.E. News article,
"QUESTIONS & ANSWERS CONCERNING THE SHROUD OF TURIN."
1/79 GD's note: The Readings did not mention the Shroud
of Turin. Jesus' shroud is mentioned and is indexed under
Jesus:Shroud; Jesus:Burial Linens; Bible:Books of; and Bible
Characters.
See Source File Key #5749 for
10/13/79 Virginian-Pilot
article, "LITTLE CONCLUSIVE IN SHROUD STUDY"; also
7/16/80
Coin World article, "PHOTOS SAID TO REVEAL COIN ON CHRIST'S
EYE - PUBLICATION OF SHROUD OF TURIN STUDY SAYS"; also
2/07/81 Ledger-Star article, "SHROUD STAINS THOSE OF BLOOD,
SCIENTIST SAYS"; also
5/05/84 Ledger-Star article, "NEW
EFFORTS BEING MADE TO PICTURE JESUS - SCIENTISTS,
THEOLOGIANS, ARTISTS CAN'T AGREE ON HOW HE LOOKED"; also
5/07/88 Virginian Pilot article, "RADIOCARBON DATING MAY
UNCOVER MYSTERY OF SHROUD."
See Source File Key #5749 for
5/22/96 Virginian Pilot
article, "SHROUD OF TURIN MAY DATE TO 1ST CENTURY" re 5749-1.
Article cites earlier carbon dating tests dating the shroud
between 1260 and 1390 may have been skewed by a microscopic
layer of bacteria and fungi. See also
2533-8; 1081-1 and
649-1 which mention the shroud of Jesus.



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