The Sudarium of Oviedo: Signs of Jesus Christ's Death

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Foreword
Note
Chapter 1: Introduction
	1.1: Description of the Sudarium: Size and Type of the Textile
	1.2: Gospel of St John 20:7
		1.2.1: Word Sudarium
		1.2.2: On the Face
		1.2.3: Aside
		1.2.4: The Sainte Coiffe
		1.2.5: The Chin Strap
		1.2.6: The Sudarium on the Shroud
	1.3: Other Relics of Christ
		1.3.1: Title of the Cross
		1.3.2: Tunic of Argenteuil
		1.3.3: Sainte Chapelle of Paris
Chapter 2: The History of the Sudarium
	2.1: Tracking of the Sudarium Found in the Sepulchre
	2.2: Life of Santa Nino of Georgia
	2.3: Nonnus of Panopolis
	2.4: Anonymous Pilgrim from Piacenza
	2.5: Mentions of Other Sudariums
	2.6: References of the Sudarium of Oviedo
	2.7: The History of the Holy Ark
	2.8: Modern Scientific Interest
	2.9: Summary of the Early History of the Sudarium
Chapter 3: Scientific Analyses
	3.1: Description of the Sudarium of Oviedo
	3.2: Photography—Infrared, Ultraviolet, and Transparency
		3.2.1: Infrared Reflection Photography
		3.2.2: Ultraviolet Fluorescence Photography
		3.2.3: Transparency Photography
	3.3: The Fabric
	3.4: Other Traces
	3.5: Small Blood Scabs
	3.6: Folds
	3.7: Contamination
	3.8: Aloe and Storax
	3.9: Pollen
	3.10: Dust
	3.11: Summary of the Scientific Analysis
Chapter 4: Blood on the Sudarium
	4.1: Identifying Blood
	4.2: Identifying DNA
	4.3: Presence of Fibrin
	4.4: Mechanism of Formation of the Bloodstains
		4.4.1: Main
		4.4.2: Accordion and Diffuse Stains
		4.4.3: Pointed Stains
		4.4.4: Butterfly Stain
		4.4.5: Corner Stain
	4.5: Summary
Chapter 5: The Calvary Sequence Undergone by the Corpse
	5.1: Sequency
	5.2: Summary
Chapter 6: Dating of the Sudarium
	6.1: First Dating
	6.2: Dating Managed by the EDICES
	6.3: Uncertainties of C14 Method
	6.4: Incoherence with Other Data
	6.5: Causes of Wrong C14 Dating
		6.5.1: Biological Contamination
		6.5.2: Chemical Modification
		6.5.3: Fungi and Other Biological Activity
		6.5.4: Irradiation by Neutrons
	6.6: Other Dating Methods
	6.7: Conclusion on Dating
	6.8: Annex: Mathematical Estimation of the Contamination Impact
Chapter 7: The Shroud and the Sudarium
	7.1: Tradition
	7.2: Fabrics
	7.3: Type of Punishment and Death
		7.3.1: Crucifixion
		7.3.2: Scourging
		7.3.3: Crown of Thorns
	7.4: Anatomical Correspondence
	7.5: Blood on the Face Area of the Shroud
	7.6: Correspondences in the Back of the Head
	7.7: Coincidence for Dust on the Tip of the Nose
	7.8: Reconstruction of the Head Provided by the Shroud and the Sudarium
	7.9: Summary of Coincidences
Chapter 8: Was the Sudarium Used on the Man of the Shroud?
	8.1: Ponytail
	8.2: Hair Locks along Cheeks
Chapter 9: Liturgy for the Sudarium in the Church
	9.1: Opening of the Holy Ark
	9.2: Yearly Exhibitions and Indulgences
	9.3: Specific Mass for the Holy Sudarium
	9.4: Annex: Transcribed Text of the Votive Mass and Liturgy of the Hours
Chapter 10: Conclusion and Future of the Sudarium
	10.1: What We Know about the Sudarium
		10.1.1: History
		10.1.2: Scientific Study
		10.1.3: Dating
		10.1.4: Sudarium and Shroud
	10.2: Some Unsolved Questions
		10.2.1: Dating
		10.2.2: Islamic Crucifixion
		10.2.3: Did the Sudarium Arrive inside the Holy Ark?
		10.2.4: The Occipital Stains of the Sudarium
		10.2.5: Other Miscellaneous Open Issues
	10.3: The Sudarium as a Means of Evangelization
Name Index
Subject Index