Witnesses to Mystery
Subtitle: Investigations into Christ's relics
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Published: October 22, 2013
Place of publication: San Francisco, California, USA
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9781586178444
Description: In this lavishly illustrated large coffee-table volume, writer Gorny and photographer Rosikon embarked on a two year investigative journey to seek the truth behind all the relics associated with the passion of Christ. The authors investigated a rich body of documentary evidence found in various museums, archives and churches surrounding sacred objects believed to have been preserved since Jesus' lifetime, exploring and collaborating with historians and scientists in their attempt to verify the relics' authenticity. They reach their conclusions not so much on the basis of faith as on the evidence supplied by historical sources and expert scientific opinion.

The relics associated with the Passion - the suffering, death and burial of Christ - have long proved something of an enigma for the scientific community. Relics investigated, and photographed, for this glorious volume include: the Cross, nails, crown of thorns, pillar of scourging, Christ's tunic, the Veil of Manoppello, the Sudarium of Oviedo, the famous Shroud of Turin burial cloth and more.
Table of contents: title: Prologue; title: Relics Map; title: The Way of the Cross; title: The Turin Shroud; title: The True Cross; title: The Holy Nails; title: The Sudarium of Oviedo; title: The Tunic of Argenteuil; title: The Holy Coat of Trier; title: The Veil of Manoppello; title: The Pillar of Scourging; title: The Crown of Thorns; title: The Investigations Continue; title: Golgotha and the Empty Tomb; title: Timeline; title: Glossary; title: Acknowledgements