The first of their kind discovered in Jerusalem, the shroud fragments date from the same time of Christ's death, but are very different than the Shroud of Turin. He also said research had shown that the weave of the cloth was a simple one, much different from the more complex Shroud of Turin's.
Gibson, the excavation director, said the remains of the man covered in the cloth consisted of different wrappings for the body and the head, which was consistent with burial practices of the era. The find is of importance because tests on the shroud and the body it wrapped revealed the earliest proven case of leprosy in the Old City of Jerusalem. Researchers said Wednesday for the first time they have found what they believe to be pieces of a burial shroud from the time of Jesus. On the ABR website is a posting from Decemunder the heading, “ First Century Burial Casts Doubt on Shroud of Turin.” It observed, in part: However, there has not been much truly recent news about the Shroud in the popular media, so I thought it was time to see if anything had slipped under my radar. Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Chronologiesīecause the Shroud of Turin has received much public attention in the news, on television and on the Internet, it needs little introduction.People, Places, and Things in the New Testament.People, Places, and Things in the Hebrew Bible.Inspiration, Authority, Biblical Criticism and the Documentary Hypothesis.Ancient Manuscripts, Translations, and Texts.Amazing Discoveries in Biblical Archaeology.Life & Ministry of Jesus & the Apostles.
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