Sacred Blood, Sacred Image The Sudarim of Oviedo

by Bennett, Janice

• ISBN13: 9780970568205
• ISBN10: 0970568207
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-02-28
• Publisher: Ignatius Press

Summary

Revised Edition

This is 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 and presents the up-to-date conclusions of EDICES. The investigative team that has been studying the cloth since 1989, discusses the cultural significance of the crucifixion and blood in the context of first-century Jerusalem. They demonstrate the significance of the famous passage of John 20:5-7, as analyzed by some of the most important Biblical scholars of the world. The book contains twenty pages of color photographs, many of which are from EDICES. These photographs explain visually the bloodstains and wrinkles found on the cloth, how the cloth was used, its comparison with the Shroud of Turin and the historical odyssey from Jerusalem to Spain.

Table of Contents

Illustrations	6	(3)
Author's Preface	9	(4)
Introduction: The Sudarium of Oviedo and the Birth of CES	13	(7)
PART ONE: THE HISTORY OF THE SUDARIUM OF OVIEDO
From Jerusalem to Spain: The Odyssey of the Relics	20	(18)
The Permanence of the Relics in Oviedo	38	(10)
The Benediction and Indulgences	48	(5)
Monsacro and the Relics of St. Toribio	53	(11)
PART TWO: SCIENCE VS. RELIGION: THE SUDARIUM REVEALS ITS SECRETS
The Scientific Investigation	64	(11)
How the Sudarium Was Used	75	(3)
Carbon 14 and the Sudarium	78	(6)
The Shroud and the Sudarium: Comparative Studies	84	(8)
PART THREE: THE SUDARIUM AND JEWISH FUNERARY RITES
Jewish Beliefs about Death, Blood, and Mourning	92	(10)
Crucifixion and Burial	102	(34)
Plates	103	(33)
Dating the Crucifixion	136	(8)
PART FOUR: THE SUDARIUM AND JOHN 20:3-8
The Origin and Meaning of the Word Sudarium	144	(5)
The Sudarium of John 20	149	(4)
The Sudarium of Oviedo vs. The Johannine Sudarium	153	(9)
The Burial Cloths, the Empty Tomb and the Resurrection	162	(11)
The Sudarium and the Shroud: How Other Works Treat the Subject	173	(12)
Epilogue: Sacred Blood, Sacred Image	185	(8)
Chronology of the Sudarium of Oviedo	193	(5)
Glossary	198	(10)
Bibliography	208	(7)
Index	215	(8)
Acknowledgements	223