There is speculation in the timeline put together by Wilson, but there does appear to be a possibility that the cloth mentioned in the various accounts is indeed the same Shroud that is still the subject of much mystery today. However, Wilson suggests that the resurrection resulted in a tremendous burst of energy that left an imprint on the cloth but such energy could have only come from a live body. Wilson shows how the cloth appeared to have survived through the centuries. 3rd and 4th Century sources recount the tradition that a cloth ‘imprinted with Jesus’ likeness’ 5 was taken from Jerusalem to Edessa, which was instrumental in converting Edessa’s King Abgar V to Christianity. This cloth is known as the cloth of Edessa 4. Wilson draws on research and recorded traditions that talk about a famous cloth bearing the face or imprint of Jesus’ face. Historian, and famous Shroud researcher, Ian Wilson, details a possible timeline for the Shroud dating back to the 1st Century 3. Secondo Pia, first photographer of the Shroud There is evidence to suggest that other famous cloths, such as the Cloth of Edessa, are in fact the same cloth as the Shroud of Turin. The recorded history of the Shroud only dates back to the 13th / 14th century, yet recorded history of a cloth bearing the image of Jesus Christ (as) dates back almost two thousand years. Secondo Pia reportedly almost dropped the plate due to the shock he felt when he first viewed the photographic plate. Instead of a faint image that had been seen so far, the negative revealed a detailed image. The negative produced from this photograph revealed amazing levels of detail in the Shroud. This status of the Shroud of Turin was confirmed when in 1898 the first photograph was taken of the Shroud by Secondo Pia. There have been other claims made with respect to this heritage but the Shroud of Turin is accepted as the most impressive and most plausible. Some claim that the Shroud of Turin is this same burial cloth. Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the Jews is to bury.’ 2 ‘ And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound. ‘A nd he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.’ 1 The Gospels in the New Testament state that after the Crucifixion, Jesus Christ (as) was wrapped in a linen cloth: The Turin Shroud resides in the Chapel of the Holy Shroud at Turin Cathedral The most famous relic available to us today is the Shroud of Turin, the alleged burial cloth of Jesus Christ (as). It is always difficult to verify the authenticity of these items. The most sacred of the relics claim to be the items from the lifetime of Jesus Christ (as). What is the Shroud, and what relevance does it have for the world today? In April 2010, Hadhrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad (aba), Khalifatul Masih V, Head of the Worldwide Ahmadiyya Muslim community was given a private viewing of the Shroud of Turin (see ‘Historic Visit by Hadhrat Khalifatul Masih V (aba) to the Shroud of Turin Exhibit’ featured in this edition – Ed). Between 10 April and 23 May this year, approximately two million visitors flocked to the northern Italian city of Turin to observe first hand this linen cloth, as the Shroud went on display for the first time in a decade. The cloth measures 4.37m by 1.1m (approximately 14 feet across) and exhibits a faint image of what looks like a crucified man. The Shroud of Turin is the ‘alleged’ burial cloth of Jesus Christ (as). (Arif Khan, Editor of the Tomb of Jesus website, has had an active interest in the Shroud of Turin and has written various articles on the subject)
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