To: RaceBannon
And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes:and his face was bound about with a napkin.Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go. What does "bound about" mean, Race. Think about it. It does not mean that the face was covered by the binding... it means that the face was bound around the circumference, under the jaw and over the top fo the head. Why was it bound? To keep the mouth closed in death. Ergo, this biblcal description (in Old English translation, the Greek does not have a problem with this lack of specific words for these purposes that are missing in English) is not inconsistent with the Shroud.
48 posted on
01/21/2004 9:13:09 PM PST by
Swordmaker
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To: Swordmaker
I should have added that the CRC webiste is rife with schismatic judgements about the Living Magisterium but the author of the study makes an interesting case re the Shroud
52 posted on
01/22/2004 8:42:06 AM PST by
Catholicguy
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To: Swordmaker
It seems you are stretching to demand that BOUND mean the circumference of the face. To me, Bound means it is wrapped around the entire head!
Also, if Jesus' head was wrapped like you describe, then His beard would have been TUCKED UP TIGHT against His face.
How does the image show the beard? TIGHT against the face? Or a full, flowing beard?
See?
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