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The title board that was placed above Jesus’ head on the cross. The Latin term for this board is “titulus.” It seems that the sign was laid beside the left leg of Jesus at burial, and was under the burial cloth of Jesus, commonly referred to as the Shroud of Turin, at the time the image was formed on the fibers of the shroud – which was at the moment of his resurrection.

The wooden fragment is kept in a silver chest. It measures approximately 5.2 inches high by 9.2 inches wide. Its letters are gouged into the wood by some sort of stylus,, and then filled with a still-discernible red paint.

Amazingly, Dr. Whanger found that its letters match those found on the shroud. Now we know. The image of the “crucified man” on the shroud has been identified. He is none other than Jesus Christ.