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According to legend, the Mandylion was an image of Christ's face imprinted on a towel, kept in Edessa. This acheiopoieton image ("not made by human hands") disappeared in the eighteenth century. The first records of another acheiropoieton relic appeared in mid-fourteenth century France: a long linen bearing the image of…
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1 author picked From the Mandylion of Edessa to the Shroud of Turin as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Andrea Nicolotti’s book is an incredible reference book on the Mandylion, aka the Image of Edessa. Is the Mandylion the Shroud, or are they different clothes? Was there a letter from Jesus to King Abgar or not? Nicolotti attempts to answer these questions.
I love how Nicolotti, a historian's historian, meticulously peels back centuries of myth and legend with a scholar’s precision His rigorous attention to detail and relentless pursuit of the truth is incredible. This book deepened my understanding and challenged my perspectives in ways I didn’t expect.
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