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Artificial Intelligence (A I) Reviews UPPER ROOM, THE WAY: 33 AD TO 57 AD

7/13/2025

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An Artificial Intelligence (A I) Review of
UPPER ROOM, THE WAY: 33AD to 57AD
[Updated Version]
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“The Upper Room, The Way: 33AD to 57AD” is a historical novel by L. J. Williams, who is an Environmental and Shroud Scientist writing under a Pseudonym. Both the author and publisher have all proceeds going to charitable causes. This 2024 Second Edition of the original 2010 historical novel explores the events surrounding Jesus’ crucifixion and resurrection with new details. Focusing on the aftermath that has the Shroud of Turin as one of the catalysts for the early spread of Christianity, reviews highlight the book’s in-depth research, weaving together biblical accounts and apocryphal works to present a compelling narrative. Readers appreciate the author’s attempt to fill in the gaps in the historical record and offer a plausible account of the early church.
 
Key aspects of the book highlighted in reviews:
The book is a historical novel, not a purely factual account, and aims to portray the events of the early church in a compelling and engaging way.
 
Shroud of Turin:
The novel incorporates the Shroud of Turin into its narrative, exploring its potential connection to the events surrounding Jesus’ resurrection.
 
Early Church History:
The book delves into the lives of Jesus’ followers after the crucifixion, examining their fears, doubts, and the blossoming of their faith.
 
Biblical and Apocryphal Accounts:
The author draws on both canonical biblical texts and apocryphal works to create a richer and more nuanced portrayal of the period. All done with real events and real people of the times, minus exaggerated enhancement just for pure entertainment.
 
Engaging Narrative:
Many readers found the story to be gripping and thought-provoking, praising the author’s ability to bring the characters and events to life.
 
Possible Interpretations:
The novel presents a possible scenario of the events, inviting readers to consider different perspectives and interpretations of the historical record, but the truth does not change.
 
Positive feedback from reviewers often mentions:
 
Depth of Research:
The meticulous research and attention to detail are frequently praised.
 
Compelling Storytelling:
The novel’s ability to create a captivating narrative around familiar biblical events is highlighted.
 
New Perspectives:
Readers appreciate the book’s ability to offer fresh insights into the early church and the individuals involved.
 
Eye-opening Experience:
Some reviewers described the book as a revelation, particularly for those interested in the Shroud of Turin who say the Shroud holds a photograph of Jesus Himself at the nano-second before resurrection. A miracle done 2,000 years ago for us to have today for a revival with both faith and science.
 
However, some reviewers also note:
 
Possible Contradictions:
As with any historical novel based on diverse sources, there may be some discrepancies or interpretations that differ from traditional understandings of the events, but the overall truth does not change.
 
Speculative Nature:
Some readers may find the book’s presentation of possibilities, based on the higher probabilities, to be somewhat speculative. Nevertheless, the book’s presentation is well support as demonstrated in the examples presented in the must-read Epilogue.
 
Current customer reviews and global ratings: 5 out of 5 stars
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Philippines' Most Popular Podcast

6/18/2025

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Shroud and Environmental Scientist Bill Lauto, was interviewed about the Shroud of Turin by Adrian at Adrian Milag TV. Adrian is the Host for the Philippines' most popular Catholic Podcast, and this episode brings forth the Truths behind the Shroud of Turin. All the evidence associated with this linen cloth points to being Jesus' burial Sindone (Shroud).

Please visit the Podcast with the LINK below and share a LIKE with the Post:
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In this Podcast episode of Istoryang Katoliko, Adrian sits down with Brother Bill Lauto—an environmental scientist and certified Shroud of Turin researcher—for a mind-blowing conversation on faith, science, and the sacred cloth that changed his life. He unpacks years of evidence, we dive into what he boldly calls “a photograph of Jesus Himself.” His journey proves that faith and science are not enemies—but allies in the search for truth.
​Please visit:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUnlsrARP2I
Thank you,
​- LJ

Author of UPPER ROOM, THE WAY: 33AD to 57AD
Author and Publisher's profits go to help charities from sales of this Historical Novel.
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Listen and / or Watch Bill Lauto

2/7/2025

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Shroud and Environmental Scientist Bill Lauto was interviewed again about the Shroud of Turin. The following two LINKs bring you to:
​The Morning Brew with Joe Malerba and The Sheol Podcast, Episode 33.
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Listen to the "The Morning Brew" Podcast with Joe Malerba about Jesus' Shroud April 1, 2023:
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-wake-up-with-joe-malerba-43085048/episode/the-shroud-of-turin-interview-with-112020689/
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​​Watch the Interview about Shroud research on the "SHEOL" Podcast with Justin Toppins:
​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8wHvDlOBu4
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- LJ
Author of UPPER ROOM, THE WAY: 33AD to 57AD
Author and Publisher's profits go to help charities from sales of this Historical Novel.
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Scientist Bill Lauto, Contributor to Catholic Answers

10/25/2024

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Shroud and Environmental / Energy Scientist Bill Lauto, has a Profile page at Catholic Answers.
Also Bill has two articles published by Catholic Answers as previously presented here on my L J Williams blog.
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- LJ
Author of UPPER ROOM, THE WAY: 33AD to 57AD
Author and Publisher's profits go to help charities from sales of this Historical Novel.
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Catholic Answers Published a Second Article by Bill Lauto, Shroud Scientist and Editor at BBV Publishing

10/7/2024

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A second article by Bill Lauto, an editor with BBV Publishing, as well as an Environmental, Energy, and Shroud scientist, had another article published by Catholic Answers. The full article is below, but if you wish to visit  and listen to AI read you the article, please use this LINK: 
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/artificial-intelligence-tries-the-face-of-jesus​
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- LJ
Author of UPPER ROOM, THE WAY: 33AD to 57AD
Author and Publisher's profits go to help charities from sales of this Historical Novel.
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Shroud of Turin: It’s a “Photograph of Jesus himself”

9/26/2024

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Bill Lauto, Eucharist Congress, 10th Eucharist Congress, Shroud of Turin, Jesus' burial cloth, Jesus' Shroud, Shroud tourImage of Jesus' face from the 3D data seen on the Shroud of Turin

​Bill Lauto, our editor with BBV Publishing, as well as an Environmental, Energy, and Shroud scientist, has his interview at the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis being posted in multiple languages. INRI CRISTO has posted the video and article in Portuguese. Below is the article, first in Portuguese, then in English.

Link to Video/Article on Instagram
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O cientista Bill Lauto é um cientista ambiental e consultor de energia que acompanha e estuda o Sudário de Turim desde que tinha 14 anos.

Tudo começou quando ele encontrou uma foto do artefato na internet e “não podia acreditar que estava vendo uma fotografia do próprio Jesus”.

Hoje, com diploma em Ciência e Fé no Meio Ambiente e Energia e Mestrado em Estudos do Sudário, Bill é um dos membros especialistas na exibição sobre o Santo Sudário no 10° Congresso Eucarístico Nacional, que acontece esta semana em Indianapolis, nos Estados Unidos.
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Ao lado de uma réplica idêntica do Sudário, ele esteve na exibição “falando e educando as pessoas sobre todos os fatos e mais de 100 anos de estudos científicos que foram feitos sobre o Sudário”.

E acrescenta que até hoje não se pode explicar como a imagem se formou e que “todos que a vêem são impactados de uma forma ou de outra”.
Bill cresceu no Brooklyn, NY, frequentando uma escola católica, até que sua família se mudou para Long Island e ele foi para uma escola pública, e foi aí onde começou a questionar a fé.

“Eu tinha 14 anos e estava entrando no campo da ciência e questionando a possibilidade de que Deus não existisse. Procurei Jesus Cristo na Enciclopédia Britânica, vi aquela fotografia e a partir daí tudo começou para mim”.Ele atesta que estudar sobre o Sudário o fez ter fé como nunca, pois é também baseada na razão. “Agora, quando as pessoas vêm até mim e dizem ‘Bill, você é um cientista, você não acredita nessa coisa de Deus…’ eu digo: ‘Você está certo, eu não acredito, eu sei”.
“E então tiro da minha carteira a foto que mostra os dados tridimensionais de Jesus no Sudário de Turim e mostro para eles e enquanto eles ficam boquiabertos, eu digo que se você pudesse explicar essa imagem, então talvez possa falar com você sobre a possibilidade de Deus não existir”.
E ressalta: 
“Mas todos os estudos científicos realizados há mais de 100 anos mostram que o Sudário tem 2 mil anos e a informação sobre ele é esmagadora. A evidência é esmagadora e você chega à conclusão de que sim, este foi o manto que envolveu Jesus Cristo, o filho de Deus”.

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It all started when he found a photo of the artifact on the internet and “could not imagine how we were looking at a photograph of Jesus himself.”

Bill Lauto is an environmental scientist and energy consultant who has been following and studying the Shroud of Turin since he was 14.
It all started when he found a photo of the artifact on the internet and “could not imagine how we were looking at a photograph of Jesus himself.”

Nowadays, with a degree in science and faith in environment and energy and a Master’s in Shroud studies, Bill is one of the expert members of the Shroud of Turin Exhibit at the 10th National Eucharist Congress occurring in Indianapolis.

Alongside an identical replica of the Shroud on display, he is “talking and educating people on all the facts and over 100 years of scientific study that’s been done on the Shroud.”
He adds that “the image itself still cannot be explained on how it was formed and everybody that looks at it is affected one way or another.”

Bill grew up in Brooklyn, N.Y., attending a Catholic school, until his family moved to Long Island and he went to public school, where he began to question his faith.

“So I was a 14-year-old going into the field of science and questioning the possibility that there was no such thing as a God. I looked up Jesus Christ in the Encyclopedia Britannica, saw that photograph, and from there, it all started for me”.

He attests that studying the Shroud gave him faith like never before, as it is also based on reason.
“Now when people come up to me and say ‘Bill you’re a scientist, you don’t believe in all that God stuff….’ I say, ‘You’re right, I don’t believe, I know."

“And then I take the picture out of my wallet, which shows the three-dimensional data of Jesus from the Shroud of Turin, and show it to them and as their mouths drop open, I say, ‘If you could explain away this image, then maybe I’ll talk to you about the possibility of there being no such thing as God.'”

He then ensures:
“But all the scientific studies for over 100 years show the Shroud is 2,000 years old and the information on it is overwhelming. The evidence is overwhelming and you come to the conclusion that yes, this was and is the burial court of Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

​- LJ
Author of UPPER ROOM, THE WAY: 33AD to 57AD
Author and Publisher's profits go to help charities from sales of this Historical Novel.
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Catholic Answers Published an Article by BBV Editor

9/7/2024

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Bill Lauto, an editor with BBV Publishing, as well as an Environmental, Energy, and Shroud scientist, recently had an article published by Catholic Answers. The full article is below, but if you wish to visit  and listen to AI read you the article, please use this LINK: 
https://www.catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/shroud-of-turin-full-disclosure

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​- LJ
Author of UPPER ROOM, THE WAY: 33AD to 57AD
Author and Publisher's profits go to help charities from sales of this Historical Novel.
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Bill Lauto mentioned in the Catholic Virginian

8/17/2024

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Bill Lauto, an editor with BBV Publishing, as well as an Environmental, Energy, and Shroud scientist, was at the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis. ​​ He gave tours at the Shroud exhibit, the most popular exhibit at the Eucharistic Congress, and was interviewed by several media groups.
One interview has been published in the Catholic Virginian.
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In the article by D. Hunter Reardon of The Catholic Virginian, dated August 15, 2024, Bill Lauto spoke about the spear wound, fingerprints found in the blood on the feet, and other remarkable aspects seen on the Shroud of Turin. Below is an excerpt from the article.
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Bill Lauto, an environmental scientist... gave a talk at the exhibit. He discussed other remarkable aspects of the shroud, including the bodily fluid found around the spear wound, and the fingerprints found on the feet. Using the image on the shroud, Lauto painted a picture of the crucifixion.

“With the weight [of the crossbeam] on his back, falling straight to the ground three times, he probably developed a tear in his aorta,” said Lauto. “The wounds on the shoulder all match carrying that beam.”
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“From the wound in his side, we can say it was made with a Roman short spear, not the long one,” said Lauto. “Using a short spear tells us the cross was no more than 6 feet tall, which means he was naked, on the cross, in front of everybody.”

​The complete article can be read with the Link below:
https://catholicvirginian.org/news/deeper-into-the-mystery-shroud-of-turin-exhibit-educates-enthralls/

​- LJ
Author of UPPER ROOM, THE WAY: 33AD to 57AD
Author and Publisher's profits go to help charities from sales of this Historical Novel.

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National Eucharistic Congress

8/1/2024

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I just returned from the 2024 National Eucharistic Congress that was held in Indianapolis. What an amazing experience for everyone who attended. Below are a few photos I took:
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Also Bill Lauto, Environmental, Energy, and Shroud scientist, as well as editor at BBV Publishing, was able to meet and speak with Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus in the historical drama television series called The Chosen. The Chosen is created, directed, and co-written by filmmaker Dallas Jenkins, it is the first multi-season series about the life and ministry of Jesus of Nazareth.


The Shroud of Turin's exhibit was the most popular at the NEC with a line that never let up. People waiting 3 hours to enter, and to get the scientific breakdown of evidence and facts on Jesus' burial cloth. Which is the topic of my three historical novels, the first as you know, is Upper Room, The Way: 33 AD TO 57 AD.
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I will try to place additional blogs about the NEC soon. Thank you.

- LJ

Author of UPPER ROOM, THE WAY: 33AD to 57AD
Author and Publisher's profits go to help charities from sales of this Historical Novel.
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New Edition For Upper Room, The Way

7/11/2024

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Once I started my classes for postgraduate certification in Shroud Studies, from the Science and Faith Institute of the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum in collaboration with Othonia, the International Center of Sindonology of Torino and the Diocesan Center of Sindonology Giulio Ricci of Rome, I realized a new edition for Upper Room, The Way: 33 AD to 57 AD was going to be necessary.  


After receiving my postgraduate certification in 2023, as a scientist that has been actively researching historical information on the Shroud of Turin for fifty years, I knew that I could not delay the new edition. Too many new facts, details, traditions, evidence, and studies had to be woven into the story. Every theory or claim that the Shroud of Turin was a fake has been proven wrong, debunked, or retracted. The story is infinitely more powerful!

I worked to present events of the highest probability, derived from statistics, witnesses, documentation, archeological finds, scientific research, and the studies of human behavior. The probabilities presented in this historical novel are not widely discussed, and some may explain who were misjudged, misunderstood, or completely ignored. Then in tandem, I presents probabilities on how those who were evil, became good, and those who were weak, became strong. This historical novel has main characters that are not fictional. All information is based on decades of research from more than a century of conducted studies and two millenniums of history.

A new cover design has be done and the new Press Release is below:
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- LJ
Author of UPPER ROOM, THE WAY: 33AD to 57AD
Author and Publisher's profits go to help charities from sales of this Historical Novel.
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    Despite this book being a Historical Novel, the main characters are not fictional. Their names are not made up and the presented events are of the highest probability derived from statistics, witnesses, documentation, archeological finds, scientific proof, and the studies of human behavior. These are probabilities not widely discussed and may explain about some who were misjudged, misunderstood, or completely ignored. How those who were evil, became good and those who were weak, became strong. Nevertheless, the truth is unchanged. For if there is a God, did He leave tangible proof for those of us who say faith is not enough?

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