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Science, Photographs & Linen

6/20/2015

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First we have a cloth made of linen in a city called Turin. Then we have the media keeping a misleading controversy going just to make money. Lastly we have pretentious scientists, artists and self proclaimed experts stating they have the answer just for 15 minutes of fame. Fame in a media that loves to keep the controversy alive and making money.

The Shroud has been on display in Turin now for several weeks. People from all walks of life and religions have lined up to look upon this cloth for three minutes or so. In addition, the Shroud of Turin is the most studied artifact in the history of humankind. The bottom line: all unpretentious scientists know all the facts that prove this linen cloth is 2,000 years old.

For example, the 1988 Carbon dating test now faces data showing the sample tested was a repair patch done in the middle ages on the edge. Cotton was within the sample, while the main body of the cloth is linen. So the Carbon dating test results were correct, but the sample tested was wrong. Nevertheless most of the media stays away from presenting these facts in fear that their money making Shroud controversy will come to an end.

Even Barrie Schwortz, who is an orthodox Jew and the lead scientific photographer with the STURP team that researched the Shroud in 1978, now defends all the facts that show the Shroud is authentic.

In addition, modern science has not be able to reproduce the image with all the parameters, details, or the same level of resolution. They are unable to do so with modern technology nor with the best technology of the middle ages. Science may someday come to terms and give an explanation to how the image formed on the Shroud, but as of now they are incapable. For those who do not like the word incapable in the world of science, realize this: Until scientists, who are people, present an answer that they currently don't have, then yes, they are incapable. Science doesn't have an answer, because scientists are incapable of providing one. Yet, for unpretentious scientists like myself, we do not fear using the one word answer that does explain the image. That word is resurrection.

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

Follow the Shroud through 2,000 years in the first Historical Novel of a trilogy...
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Look Upon Jesus' Shroud

4/19/2015

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Today, April 19, 2015, Jesus' Shroud was made available to view in a city called Turin. This public exhibition occurs five years after the last period of time people saw Jesus' Shroud. The exhibition has a 67 day schedule and over one million pilgrims already hold reservations through the Archdiocese of Turin's Online Reservation System. The final total of pilgrims will be far greater.

Pope Francis will visit and speak about the Shroud, before the event closes on June 24, 2015. The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Turin, Italy has hosted Jesus' Shroud since 1578.

Now a few facts about the title of my Blog post today... I am tired of the game being played by pretentious scientists or people that just want to get 15 minutes of fame and the media dragging out a controversy just to create ratings for profit.
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After 35 years of real peered reviewed science, we know the Shroud is NOT a painting, NOT a scorch, NOT a photograph, and NOT a fake from a few hundred years ago. Carbon Dating tests were done on a cotton repair job performed around the mid 1300s. So the test was right, but then wrong, because the whole body of the Shroud is Linen, not cotton. Dozens of additional facts show the Shroud to be 2000 years old including a second cloth in Spain with records going back to 400AD. This cloth is known as the Sudarium of Oviedo. The "exact" same blood stains and bodily fluid marks from around the face on the Shroud match the ones on the Sudarium. The reason is because the cloth covered the same person... Jesus. All unpretentious scientists know this data.


Skeptics, are now sacrificing any creditability grasping at singular points to state the Shroud is a medieval forgery, while ignoring the multitude of facts that prove otherwise. The biggest fact ignored is the one against the claim that a medieval forgery was done to fool the primitive minds of the times. The fact is that whatever was done in the 1300s we can do better and faster today with all our technology, but somehow after 35 years and thousands of tests, we can NOT duplicate the image with all its properties on the Shroud. No modern day mind with today's technology or even with old 14th century crafts can reproduce the image on the Shroud.

In the end, an unpretentious mind will realize who else could this cloth cover other than Jesus. His legs were not broken, He wore a cap of thorns and He rose from the dead leaving an image on his Shroud as the last miracle to be fully understood today with our modern technology. Only because of the resurrection, a new faith was born and His followers were eventually called Christians. For two thousand years their faith grew and they didn't need to see Jesus' Shroud.


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

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CNN Series on Finding Jesus

3/2/2015

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Sadly this was just another media event to sensationalize a story, by omitting the scientific peer reviewed facts, in order to have a perpetual money making show.

- LJ
Author of UPPER ROOM, THE WAY: 33AD to 57AD
Author and Publisher's profits go to help the poor from sales of this Historical Novel.
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Medical Details on Jesus' Cap of Thorns

8/28/2014

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We tend to separate ourselves from specific details of any tragedy. That information is always the most difficult to block out and always truly upsetting. Nevertheless, we have a part of the entertainment media that strives to shock those, who will watch, with new versions of visual suffering. The end results create a desensitized audience, thus constantly requiring new ways to present visual shock. However, they too will leave out details that everyone would relate with, in fear of those details turning the most devoted fan.

The majority of us do the same with Jesus' crucifixion, we avoid the details because they prove how callous evil is in reality. Thus, to understand what Jesus did for us, is to learn the details. From the research of Dr. Pierre Barbet, Dr. Frederick Thomas Zugibe, and scientific teams that examined the Shroud of Turin, the following provides details on what Jesus endured just with the cap (crown) of thorns.
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First, what Thorns were used?

Ziziphus spina-christi, Syrian Christ Thorn,








At the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Dr. Michael Evanari, a professor of Botany presented the following information: The Syrian Christ Thorn grew in Jerusalem at the time of Jesus' crucifixion. This plant was most likely to have been used.
Ziziphus spina-christi, Syrian Christ Thorn. Image by Miller, J.
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Paliurus spina-christi, Christ's Thorn

Yet, other experts have stated that the Christ's Thorn was used despite not being able to prove that the plant grew in Jerusalem at the time of Jesus. Nevertheless, both plants have sharp thorns that are very close to each other.

Crown or Cap of Thorns?

Medical experiments by Dr. Zugibe and the image on the shroud, shows the pattern of blood flow attesting to a cap and not a crown of thorns previously depicted in movies. The medical details of what this cap of thorns would do to anyone are appalling and only one person was given this cap or crown by the Romans to signify the king of Jews. His name is Jesus.

Effects from a Cap of Thorns?

On the shroud there are sections along the head showing blood flow and the hair is saturated with dried blood. This will cause the hair to remain flat to the face on both sides. As for enduring the effects, that seems impossible:

When a Roman soldier struck Jesus with a reed, hand or any object, excruciating pain would have traveled across His face, into His ears and through His forehead. Yet, even feeling a breeze upon His face would initiate severe pain.

The perception of pain in the head region comes from two major nerves. The trigeminal nerve for the front half of the head and the occipital, which is for the back half of the head. The trigeminal nerve passes through the face, including the eyes, jaw, lips, nose, cheeks, and tongue. The extremely painful condition called trigeminal neuralgia would be activated by the thorns and triggered by any slight touch, movement of the jaw, speaking or swallowing. Even temperature changes would create a stabbing pain radiating around the eyes, across the forehead, into the lips, nose, cheeks and tongue. This is agonizing pain and reported to be the worst anyone can endure. Jesus had this pain as he walked all the way to Calvary and until he died on the Cross.

All this would have created a state for traumatic and hypovolemic shock as He bled profusely. Along with feeling unsteady, short of breath, feelings of vomiting, Jesus
collapsed under the weight of a patibulum, the horizontal part of the cross. This caused additional pain and paralysis of the right arm as I wrote about in my July 20, 2014 blog called: Suffered Ad Infinitum Until Death

- LJ
Author of UPPER ROOM, THE WAY: 33AD to 57AD
Author and Publisher's profits go to help the poor from sales of this Historical Novel.
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Suffered Ad Infinitum Until Death

7/20/2014

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If Jesus came down from the cross before dying, waved his arms to turn Roman Soldiers to dust, spoke words announcing to the people that they now had proof He was the Son of God, then left all on Earth for heaven... Today we would be crying out, "What does God know of our suffering? How can He understand our lives on this earth when He went to heaven leaving us to toil with everyday life?"

The truth shows God was 'within' Jesus and Jesus did suffer. This extraordinary act of being crucified not only shows God understands our suffering, but lived through the worst of all torture to do so.

Recently a team of four university professors published an article in "Injury" magazine revealing that
even if Jesus came down from the cross, He would find the task of waving his arms impossible. With the completion of this new study we now have additional details about how the man that was wrapped in the Turin Shroud suffered ad infinitum until death.

Additional study of the image on the Shroud of Turin has presented new insight and a team of experts* who did the research published the following results:

The image on the Turin Shroud shows a dislocation of the humerus on the right side, violent trauma to the neck and chest. Also traces of a double wrist-nailing is visible, along with a flattened hand. None of these conditions were described prior to this study, but have now been published in Injury, the prestigious International Journal of the Care of the Injured.

The Man of the Shroud shows the possible collapse under the weight of a patibulum, the horizontal part of the cross, thus causing the dislocation of the shoulder and paralysis of the right arm. Academics explain the fall forward caused a violent blow to the neck and shoulder. Displacement of the head to the side and depression of the shoulder. Medically, the nerves of the upper brachial plexus (branches C5 and C6) are stretched and caused an Erb-Duchenne paralysis. Loss of motor skills to the deltoid, supraspinatus, biceps, and rhomboid muscles would make it impossible for the cross bearer to go on holding the patibulum! Correlation of this and the Gospel describing how soldiers forced Simon of Cyrene to carry Jesus' cross is hard to ignore. Some movies showed this scene as an act of compassion, but the image on the Shroud tells us it was a necessity.

This explains why the right shoulder is lower than the left by a few degrees and the right eye is retracted in the orbit due to paralysis of the entire arm, as stated by academics.

Additionally, a new observation of the image on the Shroud shows a double nailing of the hands. Thus explaining why the thumbs are not visible. Not only is there a lesion of the median nerve that will cause a slight flexing of the thumb, but also the nail was located to do injury to the flexor pollicis longus tendon causing the complete retraction of the thumbs. Medically this is understandable, but what reason would cause a double nailing?

The most logical explanation is the executioners were unable to nail his hands into the previously punched holes of the cross. These holes were made to prevent the nails from bending when hammered into hard wood. So since the second wrist didn't meet the pre-prepared hole, the executioners un-nailed both wrists and drove the nails in again between the carpal bones on the ulnar side of the hand. So Mel Gibson had it half right in his movie, Passion of the Christ. The second hand didn't reach the previously made hole, but the executioners didn't dislocated the shoulder by using a rope to pull the arm. Jesus' fall with the patibulum caused that injury.

One more new analysis of the right foot's sole imprint shows two nails were driven in. One at heel level that previous academics did not see clearly and one between the second and third metatarsal.

All this new data clearly shows the Man of the Shroud suffered ad infinitum until death. The widespread pain, intense heat sensations, restricted breathing, and shock from the slightest movement of a limb, had to be intolerable. Yet, the authors of this research stated a "theory" that none of this was the cause of death. The flagellation and fall caused not only a pulmonary contusion, but also a cardiac contusion. All this together, probably led to a heart attack.

The authors concluded that all this new data provides additional evidence toward the Man of the Shroud is Jesus the Nazarene.

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

* The four experts who did the research are: Matteo Bevilacqua  of the Hospital-University of Padua, Italy; Giulio Fanti of the Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Padua, Italy; Michele D’Arienzo of the Orthopaedic Clinic at the University of Palermo, Italy and Raffaele De Caro of the Institute of Anatomy at the University of Padua, Italy.
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Spanish Archaeologists Discover New Image of Jesus

5/1/2014

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Spanish researchers found an underground structure within a series of buried tombs from the 6th century in Egypt after removing 45 tons of rock over 20 years. Upon reaching the walls of the structure a painting was found on the wall.

The team of Catalan archaeologists believe their discovery is one of the earliest depictions of Jesus the Christ. The image was made by the earliest Coptic Christians in Egypt.

The lead researcher, Josep Padró described the painting:

"The figure is of a young man, with curly hair, dressed in a short tunic and with his hand raised as if giving a blessing."

The drawing is under lock-down so researchers can have the time to translate the inscriptions surrounding it.

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

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Shroud of Turin Event

3/3/2014

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I received the booklet on the left upon entering the event at St. John's University. The theater was at capacity except for a few unoccupied seats. Media was present, some security, professors, priests, nuns, church groups and many students of science, photography, theology or philosophy majors.

Barrie Schwortz was introduced by my publisher and proceeded to passionately talk for just over two hours. Not one human in that audience comprehended the passing of that much time. Ironically, words spoken in Mr. Schwortz introduction referenced our current realm in time and space. Then when the presentation concluded, time and space seemed to have stood still. This attribute can only describe presentations that are professional, exciting, intriguing, joyous, serious, factual, casual and astonishing. Mr. Schwortz meets all this criteria and more.

I was happy that my historical novel Upper Room The Way, played a small part in this event and I hope some in the audience download the story. I am proud that not only I, but also my publisher will make all proceeds go to those who are in need.

I left, as I arrived, knowing as Mr Schwortz knows... This is not about us, it is about the Son of God. Thus, I am in agreement with the whispers I heard in the audience about Barrie Schwortz:
"He is a modern day prophet."

- LJ
Author of UPPER ROOM, THE WAY: 33AD to 57AD
Author and Publisher's profits go to help the poor from sales of this Historical Novel.
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35 Years of Shroud Science

1/26/2014

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A presentation and lecture was arranged by my publisher, BBV Publishing. Sponsorship for this program is also provided by BBV Publishing along with: St. John’s University Department of Art and Design, Campus Ministry, and the Vincentian Center for Church and Society.

Admission is free, but reservations are required since seating is limited. 

For information or reservations call 718-990-6250
OR
Visit St. John's Site by Feb. 19th 2014

Image shows Jesus the Christ ©1978 Barrie M. Schwortz Collection, STERA, Inc.
On Monday, February 24, 2014 at 7 pm in the Little Theater on St. John's University Campus, Barrie Schwortz will be the guest speaker. Barrie Schwortz, will share his insight and research regarding the Shroud of Turin as well as his personal journey back to God.
Barrie Schwortz was the Official Documenting Photographer for the Shroud of Turin Research Project, the team that conducted the first in-depth scientific examination of the Shroud in 1978.

Today, he plays an influential role in Shroud research and education as the editor and founder of the internationally recognized Shroud of Turin Website, the oldest, largest and most extensive Shroud resource on the Internet, with more than ten million visitors from over 160 countries. In 2009 he founded the Shroud of Turin Education and Research Association, Inc. (STERA, Inc.), a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, to which he donated the website and his extensive Shroud photographic collection, as well as many other important Shroud resources, in order to preserve and maintain these materials and make them available for future research and study. He currently serves as the President of STERA, Inc.
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Full body image from Shroud of Turin ©1978 Barrie M. Schwortz Collection, STERA, Inc.
BBV Publishing first came to work with Barrie Schwortz when editing my historical novel Upper Room, The Way: 33AD to 57AD

Mr. Schwortz was a valuable source that provided confirmation and insight on various points of research that I conducted as an author.

From this collaboration between BBV Publishing and Mr. Schwortz, this Special Event was arranged.


Barrie Schwortz is the official Documenting Photographer for the
Shroud of Turin Research Project

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- LJ
Author of UPPER ROOM, THE WAY: 33AD to 57AD
Author and Publisher's profits go to help the poor from sales of this Historical Novel.​
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Upper Room Video Trailer posted

7/12/2013

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Happy summer everyone,

A long time has passed, but the video trailer for Upper Room, The Way: 33AD to 57AD, has been posted.

I am making a copy available on this blog posting and I hope you will  spend just under two minutes to watch and then consider the Historical fiction novel in print or digital form. The Publishing company and I, the author, are offering all the monies made from the sales to those in need. Thank you.

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

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Shroud dates back to 33 BC

4/1/2013

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Happy Easter everyone,

I would like to share a Link (please see below) with everyone. This Link will show details about new dating technics done on left-over fibers from the Shroud of Turin's carbon dating tests back in 1988.

On Holy Thursday night news about new dating tests done on the Shroud became available. The Church is not acknowledging these test either way as of now. Perhaps after additional confirmation and publication in a scientific journal, the Church may make an official statement.

Nevertheless, the new tests were done at the University of Padua. Two tests were chemical and one mechanical. The average date after all the test came back was 33 BC, plus or minus 250 years for margin of error. With this new data and the additional Historical and Scientific facts that prove the Shroud is 2,000 years old, the whole world may soon know the Shroud's true age.

For details visit the Vatican Insider link below...

http://vaticaninsider.lastampa.it/en/inquiries-and-interviews/detail/articolo/sindone-23579/

Peace be with us all,

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

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