the scientific study of the Shroud of Turin
Do you remember the laughter that ensued when you used the word sindonology? Well things are improving.
From: Dictionary.com
sin·do·nol·o·gy
[sin-duh-nol-uh-jee]
noun
the scientific study of the Shroud of Turin.
Origin:
1965–70; < Italian sindon ( e ) the shroud in which Christ was interred(< Greek (NT) sindṓn winding sheet, Greek: muslin sheet; cf. sindon) + -o- + -logyRelated forms
sin·do·nol·o·gist, noun
From: Collins English Dictionary: Pioneers in dictionary publishing since 1819
Definitions
noun
- the study of the shroud that the body of Christ is thought to have been wrapped in
From: Wiktionary:
English
Noun
sindonology
- The study of the Shroud of Turin.
Etymology
1965–70; < It sindon(e) the shroud in which Christ was interred (< Gk (NT) sindṓn winding sheet, Gk: muslin sheet; cf. sindon) + -o- + -logy
Related terms
Translations
- study of holy shroud
References
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3624753.stm (BBC news article on the Turin Shroud)
- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sindonology
From: The Free Dictionary by Farlex
sindonology
the study of fabric artifacts, especially the supposed burial shroud of Christ. — sindonologist, n.
See also: Christ
However: Merriam-Webster’s doesn’t have sindonology yet. Neither does the grand poobah of dictionaries, Oxford, which can find room for selfie (a photograph that one has taken of oneself). Selfie was just named Oxford’s Word of the Year leading me to wonder if some sindonologist’s, Antonacci and Jackson for instance, or Rogers, might call the image on the shroud a selfie.
Sturp examined the Shroud in 1978 and also took samples, could some one tell me why a carbon test was not done in 1978 or was it done and never told. It seems impossible to think they did all these tests without carbon dating it
I don’t believe they had permission at that time to conduct an invasive test. I also suspect they, STERA,assumed the tests they already had planned would prove the Shroud was not authentic. C-14 tests, at that stage, would have been seen as overkill.
Thats assuming quite a lot isnt David they were suppose to go in without bias not presuming anything and I think they took some samples too,
They were supposed to go in unbiased, but if Barry is any example then they did have personal (if not expressed) biases. In retrospect, after their initial studies were complete and they still were filled with questions I’m sure some of them wished they had included C-14 as part of the original parameters.
C14 dating is now useless as after the tragic restoration the linen is covered in only God knows what chemicals