01883nam a22001937a 4500 20260608193013.0 260608b |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 0471462322 (pbk) UE-CL 263 So681 Sora, Steven Treasures from heaven : Relics from noah's ark to the shroud of turin / Steven Sora Canada : John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 2003 250 p. 1: the enigma of the holy shroud ............................... 13 2: the sacred face: the veil of veronica and the sudarium of oviedo ..................................................... 39 3: the true cross and the relics of the crucifixion ............ 51 4: the spear of destiny ........................................ 65 5: the skull of st. John the baptist ........................... 80 6: the blessed virgin mary ..................................... 90 7: christianity’s most sacred women ............................ 100 8: the bones of contention—the relics of the apostles .......... 118 9: the gospel writers (mark, matthew, luke, and john) .......... 144 10: the miracles and the relics of the saints .................. 152 11: noah’s ark ................................................. 167 12: the ark of the covenant .................................... 184 13: the holy grail ............................................. 206 14: the modern relic trade ..................................... 215 Epilogue: relics—the last word ................................. 223 Notes .......................................................... 225 Bibliography ................................................... 235 Index .......................................................... 240 English Treasures--Heaven BK 27043 27042 0 0 0 0 LIST LIST 2026-06-08 0 263 So681 T6761D 2026-06-08 19:30:26 2026-06-08 SYK