SummaryThe interest towards the material contained in this book is not mere a result of learning the facts recorded in the historical sources, it is also an outcome of studying the works of fine arts related to these facts. Diverse interpretations of the issues connected to the events, abundance of controversial opinions, uncertainty of the outspoken hypotheses made me concentrate on the chronology of the events occurred.
My interest was gained by the find, which being close to us in terms of historical time, yet had a quite distorted description. At first, my attention was captured by the accomplished facts, rather then accompanying stories, which became the reason for my research. Numerous questions started to arise from different spheres.
My professional experience of a painter and a photographer played a decisive role in this research. All the more, the issue under investigation was related to the two images from the 1SI century that came into the world for the first time. These were the portrait of Jesus Christ on the expensive satin cloth, and a full height frontal and rear image, which appeared on the linen covering. It is confirmed that these images are not hand painted or dyed, nor have they been made by means of photography, which is a 19th century phenomenon.
In our opinion, these two images, created in the early 1st century of our age, had appeared due to bioenergy, which could be proved by Kirlian effect. These two images, which were revealed due to blurring of the fabric under the influence of bioenergy, became the subject of our research. The first one is a portrait, and I cannot agree with the comments and opinions about it for a number of reasons. The second one is the well-known Shroud of Turin, which underwent multiple examinations and has not yet received a full-value scientific answer.
This book contains a unique letter exchange between Jesus Christ and the Armenian king Abgar, which is not considered credible by many people. Nevertheless, the historical fact of this correspondence is undeniable. It is found in such hi stenographic sources as "Letters of Abgar" by the Assyrian Labubna, and "History of the Church" by the Greek Eusebius of Caesarea. Along with the content of the letters, a more detailed information about the people and the events could be found in the book "History of the Armenians" of the forefather of Armenian historiography Movses Khorenatsi. The lines from the Gospels that are directly related to the material are also mentioned here. I bring to your attention the conclusions made from the interpretation of these lines, as well as from the comparison of these three sources.
