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SHROUD OF TURIN: MOUNTAIN OF EVIDENCE

The "Shroud of Turin" (depicted) is the linen cloth believed by the faithful to have wrapped the dead body of Jesus Christ. This burial shroud was "somehow" transformed when Christ was resurrected.

In 1532, the shroud was damaged in a fire inside a chapel of Chambéry where it was stored. A drop of molten silver from the box that protected it burned triangular shaped holes through the layers of the folded cloth (see the dark spots in the photo).

The "Shroud of Turin" (depicted) got this name in 1578, when Emmanuel Philibert, Duke of Savoy, ordered it to be transferred from Chambéry to Turin. It has remained closely guarded at Turin ever since its transfer.

The shroud is commonly shown with the colors reversed so that its details are more clearly seen. Notice in the close up on the head how very clearly the wounds are detailed and how much easier it is to see the image of the face which is more life-like than in its original colors.

What is a mountain of evidence? Take the case of the Shroud of Turin.

Is the Shroud of Turin the burial cloth of Jesus Christ or the work of a medieval fake artist?

The finely detailed rendering of the image created by photographic equipment, the view from microscopes, and the analysis by physicians, shows what a mountain of evidence looks like:

- The distortions from the flat image are completely explained by three-dimensional computer renderings.
- The face of Jesus on the cloth was elongated and closer to 1st century portraits than the modern idealized face (picture above).
- The cloth contains microscopic spores from plants indigenous to Israel at the time of Christ (since extinct).
- The herring-bone type weave of the cloth was unique to 1st century Jerusalem and was mainly used by Jews.
- The carbon dating indicates the 1st century (as adjusted for excess carbon created by the Chambéry fire the shroud survived).
- The crown of thorns (unusual in a Roman crucifixion) accords with the biblical account of Christ's crucifixion.
- The side spear wound (unusual in a Roman crucifixion) accords with the biblical account of Christ's crucifixion.
- The legs were not broken (unusual in a Roman crucifixion: "Not one of his bones will be broken" [John 19:36]).
- The whip marks on the back are consistent with the type of whips known to be used by Roman torturers.
- The nose cartilage was broken (which is visible only in the reverse photograph) as normal for a Roman crucifixion.
- The bleeding at the wrists (not the palms) was correct (only nailed wrists could support the weight of the body).
- The thumbs were not missing: in the detailed rendering, they are clearly seen as being folded into the palms.
- The anatomical detail in the image was more detailed and precise than any medical texts from medieval times.
- The pattern of blood and other bodily fluids near the wounds was forensically correct according to physicians.
- The pattern on blood shows that that arms were pointed up because the weight of the torso pulled on them forcing them up.
- The chemical tests on the shroud cannot detect any kind of pigment on the cloth (so the image was not painted).
- The image can be partially accounted for by the interaction of blood and sweat with the fabric of the cloth.
- The image would most likely have required someone to lie still for 12 hours (easy if the person was dead).
- Scientists still cannot explain the chemical process whereby the image was indelibly imprinted on the cloth.

Credits: from channeled information.