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Dear Dom,
what were you thinking?
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This letter is about the Shroud of Turin. It is an
attempt to get beyond the polemics and absurdities promulgated by
both skeptics and super-believers. It contains much new material
and treats the Shroud as a possible historical artifact. As such,
it presents a serious challenge to much current thinking in the
quest for the historical Jesus. It is an objective response to
this comment by John Dominic Crossan:
My best
understanding is that the Shroud of Turin is a medieval
relic-forgery. I wonder whether it was done from a crucified
dead body or from a crucified living body. That is the
rather horrible question once you accept it as a forgery.
--
John Dominic Crossan
Why does John Dominic Crossan think this?
Other web pages on this site, developed from the letter,
addressing some of the evidence that argues that the Shroud of Turin may make sense as an
authentic artifact:
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