The Jesus Cloth
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| Season | 1993 |
| Album | 18: A Time of Discovery |
| Aired | March 06, 1993 |
| Written by | Phil Lollar |
| Directed by | Phil Lollar |
| Produced by | Unknown |
| Sound Design by | Bob Luttrell |
| Music by | Unknown |
| Prev: It Is Well Next: Real Time | |
[edit] General information
Theme: The object of our faith
Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:12 See more with this reference
[edit] Summary
Whit gets a package from Alfred Brownlee that may contain a piece of cloth from Jesus' robe! But when people from all over the world come to touch the cloth, Whit isn't sure what to do.
[edit] Plot
Connie brings Whit a package that arrived in the mail from Alfred Brownlee, who used to send Whit unusual archaeological artifacts. The package contains an ancient, smelly leather pouch. Inside is a piece of very old cloth. A letter from Brownlee explains that he found the pouch and cloth at a dig site in the Holy Land. The cloth is dated from the time of Christ, and is possibly a piece of Jesus’ robe!
Connie is excited about this and urges Whit to see if it is authentic. Whit says he will check it out. He tells Connie to keep quiet about it until they know something for sure. But Connie lets the news slip out, and soon Whit’s End is besieged with people wanting to see the “Jesus Cloth.” Whit tries to convince them that there is no conclusive proof that the cloth is from Christ’s robe. But when he mentions that the only way to know if it’s even from the right time period is by radiocarbon dating, which involves burning the cloth, the crowd nearly riots, and the police are called to Whit’s End.
Whit sends the cloth to a museum in Jerusalem and sadly ponders whether we Christians are putting our faith in relics or in the risen Christ.
[edit] Discussion Questions
- Can you think of a real-life example of “The Jesus Cloth”?
- How do people act around it?
- What do you think should be the real purpose of relics?
- Is it bad to believe in relics?
- Should we expect them to perform miracles?
- Explain your answers.
- Upon what do you base your faith?
[edit] Cast
[edit] Notes
- The Jesus Cloth” was written around the time the Dead Sea Scrolls were released to the public. Many people were conjecturing that the scrolls would contain material that was contradictory to Scripture. This led the Odyssey staff to ask, “Upon what are we basing our faith?”
- Alfred Brownlee was referred to in this episode. He would later play a significant role in "The Search for Whit".
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[edit] Resources
The Jesus Cloth on whitsend.org
The Jesus Cloth on AIO Soda Fountain
