Do you believe that the Jesus Shroud or the Turin Shroud is real? And if you do, why?
2006-09-14 07:23:18 · 12 answers · asked by ♥ Karen ♥ 4 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
I recently was in contact with a fellow philosopher, William Lane Craig, who tells me the Shroud of Turin is considered to be genuine. I do trust what Dr. Craig states, though I still have some reservations about the shroud's authenticity, but I haven't dismissed the possibility of the historical importance it carries with it.
2006-09-14 08:00:09 · answer #1 · answered by tigranvp2001 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Is it a real shroud? Yes. Is it the shroud in which Christ was buried? Almost certainly no. Carbon 14 tests have been administered which illustrate that the date of the material and stains is not correct to the 1st century AD. A very elaborate fake, certainly, it was probably stained with some sort of tea extract.
2006-09-14 07:36:10 · answer #2 · answered by Chad M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a hoax. A C-14 test was done on the fabric and the results date the shroud to the middle ages.
2006-09-14 07:29:15 · answer #3 · answered by Lumas 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
the carbon dating only dated the patches sewn in to try to repair the shroud. No evidence the original shroud was actually dated.
2016-03-27 01:20:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Carbon dating says it's a medieval forgery, yet they have not shown one other example of such mastery in all of the middle ages and early renaissance. Furthermore, if memory serves, the nail marks are correctly placed in the wrists - which is odd for the time since most of the paintings of the time show Jesus as having nails in his hands.
So it remains a mystery.
2006-09-14 09:58:41 · answer #5 · answered by Roswellfan 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, they carbon dated and it was proved that it was not the shroud that Jesus had on
2006-09-14 08:15:50 · answer #6 · answered by katlvr125 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The shroud itself is real, but was it the shroud that Jesus Christ was wrapped in when he was buried? Doubtful...
2006-09-14 07:31:30 · answer #7 · answered by sarge927 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, it's been scientifically proven to be a forgery quite a few times. There was quite a market for religious "relics" in the Middle Ages, when it is thought to have been created.
2006-09-14 07:26:03 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
14th Century hoax, the beginning of the scams and conspiracies that entice the masses and impress the infidels.
2006-09-14 12:35:55 · answer #9 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO!!!!!THE MANUFACTURE OF THE CLOTH IS NOT OF THE PERIOD WHEN CHRIST LIVED AND THE IMAGE IS NOT SUCH AS WOULD APPEAR ON A "WRAPPED" FIGURE AND DOESN'T SHOW THE DISTORTION THAT THAT WOULD CAUSE IN THE IMAGE!!!MANY OF THE ANNOINTING OILS NO LONGER EXIST FROM THAT TIME!!!
2006-09-14 07:28:09 · answer #10 · answered by eldoradoreefgold 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋