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JESUS CONSPIRACY
Kersten, Holger
1995 45321 From Barnes & Noble Did Jesus actually die on the Cross? And can one of the most revered relics in all of Christendom tell us the truth about this central question? In 1988, the Turin Shroud, the funeral cloth that bore the mysterious imprint of the crucified Jesus, was declared to be a forgery. The proof seemed indisputable. Using radiocarbon dating, three scientific laboratories working independently in different parts of the world arrived at the same conclusion: the cloth dated from the 14th century. But is the shroud really a forgery, or was there an ulterior motive for having it declared a fake? Reconstructing the story of the Crucifixion & the carbon dating, the authors argue that Jesus was alive when he was laid in the tomb, and that the results of the scientific tests were manipulated to maintain the belief that Jesus died on the Cross. A riveting & controversial book sure to put into question the most fundamental Church doctrines. From the Publisher Exciting international bestseller traces the compelling story surrounding the Shroud. Reads like a detective thriller. School Library Journal Two amateurs with esoteric interests propose a double conspiracy: that Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus conspired with the centurion to get Jesus to the tomb alive, where the Essenes resuscitated him, and that the Catholic Church perpetrated a fraud by substituting a medieval cloth for shroud samples because the Shroud of Turin shows that Jesus was alive, thus disproving Christianity. The authors trace a tenuous trail from the Tomb to Turin, with huge gaps between uncertain sources and heavy use of expressions such as could have and must have. Their resuscitation theory is buttressed by erroneous claims, e.g., that the Greek of ``Jesus of Nazareth" proves he was an Essene. In addition, the validity of a computer analysis of poor photos of the shroud samples remains to be verified; the authors' contention that the image is of a living man is not conclusive. A book for aficionados of conspiracy theories and those looking for offbeat views of Jesus.-Eugene O. Bowser, Univ. of Northern Colorado, Greeley Synopsis Exciting international bestseller traces the compelling story surrounding the Shroud. Reads like a detective thriller. Annotation In 1988, the Shroud of Turin was carbon-dated and declared a forgery. But this suspenseful study not only concludes that the Shroud is genuine, but that Jesus was still alive when laid in the tomb. Is the Church supporting the forgery theory to preserve the doctrine that Jesus died on the cross? Photos. School Library Journal Two amateurs with esoteric interests propose a double conspiracy: that Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus conspired with the centurion to get Jesus to the tomb alive, where the Essenes resuscitated him, and that the Catholic Church perpetrated a fraud by substituting a medieval cloth for shroud samples because the Shroud of Turin shows that Jesus was alive, thus disproving Christianity. The authors trace a tenuous trail from the Tomb to Turin, with huge gaps between uncertain sources and heavy use of expressions such as could have and must have. Their resuscitation theory is buttressed by erroneous claims, e.g., that the Greek of ``Jesus of Nazareth" proves he was an Essene. In addition, the validity of a computer analysis of poor photos of the shroud samples remains to be verified; the authors' contention that the image is of a living man is not conclusive. A book for aficionados of conspiracy theories and those looking for offbeat views of Jesus.-Eugene O. Bowser, Univ. of Northern Colorado, Greeley More Reviews and Recommendations Thorsons/Element 1-85230-666-1 / 9781852306663
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21.00 USD
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