J-M's History Corner

Today is Good Friday - in Australia, at least; it's still the day before in some parts of the world.  Today, many Christians celebrate and remember Yehoshua ha'Mashiach/Jesus the Christ's death by crucifixion on a Friday, and His resurrection 3 days later on a Sunday. BUT - it's all a myth.  No, Yeshua's crucifixion and resurrection is absolutely NOT a myth in any way, shape or form - nor is it "non-literal", as some absurdly claim.  However, the tale of "Good Friday" is a myth.  Allow me to elaborate. The Bible is clear that Jesus was raised on a Sunday.  More specifically, Saturday night.  And since in Biblical times days were counted from sunset to sunset, what we call Saturday night was in fact Sunday - or to use the Biblical phrase, "first day of the week".  (There was no "Sunday sunrise resurrection"; it was during the night.)  And it is made clear that Jesus was dead for THREE DAYS and THREE NIGHTS .  Think about t...

Yep, I'm referring to the Shroud of Turin and the Sudarium of Oviedo .  You've probably heard of the former, but not necessarily the latter.  Both are claimed to be Yeshua ha'Mashiach's (Jesus the Christ's) burial shrouds.  Well, more specifically, the Turin Shroud is claimed to have been the cloth that wrapped Yeshua's body, while the Oviedo Sudarium is claimed to have been the separate cloth that wrapped Yeshua's head (presumably wrapped OVER the regular shroud).  Are these claims true? (Incidentally, if BOTH cloths are authentic, it would explain the main problem I've had with the Turin Shroud over the years: John's clear description of a separate head cloth.) First, I will cover the Turin Shroud. From Wikipedia : The Shroud of Turin or Turin Shroud ( Italian : Sindone di Torino , Sacra Sindone [ˈsaːkra ˈsindone] or Santa Sindone ) is a length of linen cloth bearing the negative image of a man who is alleged to be Jesus of Nazareth ....