Comparing the images below, notice how the photo of the Shroud of Turin, the image of Christ from a gold coin during the reign of Justinian II (dating between AD 692 and 695), the Pantokrator icons from Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (built under the personal supervision of Emperor Justinian I), and the monastery at traditional Mt. What did Christ look like? During the sixth century a variety of images of Jesus were said to be derived from an image “not made with hands”/αχειροποίητα cf. 3rd person singular) its temple.” The Father and the Son are its temple –Gk. Rev 21:22 says of the New Jerusalem, “I saw no temple in it, for the Lord God, the παντοκράτωρ, and the Lamb, are (“are” ἐστιν: Gk. The most common translation of Pantocrator is “Almighty” or “All-powerful” Pan, “all” + κρατος, “strength” omnipotent it may also be understood as denoting Ruler/Sustainer (κρατεω “to sustain”). Pantocrator or Pantokrator (Παντοκράτωρ) is the title used by the LXX to translate the Hebrew title El Shaddai ( אל שדי) Christians ascribed the title to Jesus. (see below), but this new 3D image looks uncannily like Christ Pantokrator. I have always thought the Shroud images were a dead ringer for the ancient Pantokrator icons, gold coins from Justinian’s reign, etc. A recent 3-dimensional computer-generated image from the Shroud of Turin was presented on the History Channel:
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