The Shroud - Hardcover

Wilson, Ian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0593063597 ISBN 13: 9780593063590

Publisher: Bantam Press, 2010

Synopsis

Two decades after radiocarbon dating declared the Turin Shroud a medieval fake, brand-new historical discoveries strongly suggest that this famous cloth, with its extraordinary photographic imprint, is genuinely Christ's shroud after all. In 1978 in his international bestseller "The Turin Shroud", Ian Wilson ignited worldwide public debate with his compelling case endorsing the shroud's authenticity. Now, 30 years later, he has completely rewritten and updated his earlier book to provide fresh evidence to support his original argument. Shroud boldly challenges the current post-radiocarbon dating view - that it is a fake. By arguing his case brilliantly and provocatively, Ian Wilson once more throws the matter into the public arena for further debate and controversy.

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About the Author

Ian Wilson is a prolific, internationally published author specialising in historical and religious mysteries. Born in south London, he graduated from Magdalen College, Oxford University, in 1963 with honours in Modern History. The TV documentary that he co-scripted to accompany his 1978 Shroud book won a BAFTA award, and his later book Jesus: The Evidence was a best-seller on both sides of the Atlantic. Accompanied by his wife Judith, Wilson emigrated from England to Queensland, Australia, in 1995, where he enthusiastically continues wide-ranging research projects both at home and around the world.

From the Back Cover

The Turkish archaeologist Dr Mehmet Onal looked out over his excavation site. 'I have a surprise for you both. We have a mosaic of your "Image of Edessa" here in Sanliurfa.'

The mosaic, the sole survivor of many hundreds of similar mosaics, frescoes and icons of this theme that had once proudly embellished Edessa's dozens of Christian churches, was like finding a vital missing piece from a giant jigsaw puzzle. There flowing from it was the need for a complete re-think...

From the Inside Flap

The tide has turned. Two decades after radiocarbon dating declared the Turin Shroud a medieval fake, brand-new historical discoveries strongly suggest that this famous cloth, with its extraordinary photographic imprint, is genuinely Christ's shroud after all:

* In Turkey, the recent finding of a sixth-century mosaic face of Christ has startling implications for the Shroud's veracity.

* In the Sinai desert, recent manuscript discoveries provide evidence which refutes scientific claims that the Shroud can date from no earlier than 1260.

* In Rome, a Vatican archivist has discovered a hitherto unknown manuscript that sheds exciting new light on the Shroud's authenticity.

* In Bern, Switzerland, the veteran textile specialist who gave the Shroud its 2002 'makeover' has uncovered hitherto hidden technical features linking it to first-century Palestine.

In 1978 in his international bestseller The Turin Shroud, Ian Wilson ignited worldwide public debate with his compelling case endorsing the Shroud's authenticity. Now, thirty years later, this completely rewritten and updated book provides fresh evidence to support his original argument. The Shroud boldly challenges the current post-radiocarbon-dating view - that it is a fake. By arguing his case brilliantly and provocatively, Ian Wilson once more throws the matter into the public arena for further debate and controversy.

Edition details

• Publisher: Bantam Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0593063597
• ISBN 13: 9780593063590
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 384