The Shroud

[GURPS]

More 2024 developments surfaced last week when Newsweek ran a religious story headlined, “Turin Shroud study claims controversial cloth does date to time of Jesus.” A new study published in the journal Heritage dated the enigmatic burial cloth to the time of Jesus, overturning older studies suggesting a more recent origin and creating a minor media firestorm.



The Shroud, a long linen cloth, appears to have the impression of a crucified man somehow imprinted upon its surface. Even using the more recent dates, there is no ready explanation for how it could have been manufactured. No technology available at the time it first appeared in the historical record around 1350 AD can explain how the Shroud might have been made. The Shroud currently resides in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Turin, Italy.

The Shroud is one of the most mysterious and researched artifacts in history.

The new study reported that, using Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering, Italian researchers tested a small Shroud sample and determined a date of around 50 AD—very near the time of the Crucifixion. They (and others) suggested earlier studies dating the Shroud to the mid-1300s were flawed by problems with contamination, which the X-ray dating technique cured.

Oddly, the new Italian dating study was originally published back in 2022, but was widely ignored at the time, and only went viral last week. The timeline suggestively recalls well-known words from the last chapter of the prophetic Book of Daniel: “But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”

Who knows? There is enough information and misinformation about the Shroud that you must decide for yourself what you believe. Of course, you could say that about anything these days. Since you can choose, choose optimism.

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[Kinnakeet]

More 2024 developments surfaced last week when Newsweek ran a religious story headlined, “Turin Shroud study claims controversial cloth does date to time of Jesus.” A new study published in the journal Heritage dated the enigmatic burial cloth to the time of Jesus, overturning older studies suggesting a more recent origin and creating a minor media firestorm.


The Shroud, a long linen cloth, appears to have the impression of a crucified man somehow imprinted upon its surface. Even using the more recent dates, there is no ready explanation for how it could have been manufactured. No technology available at the time it first appeared in the historical record around 1350 AD can explain how the Shroud might have been made. The Shroud currently resides in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Turin, Italy.

The Shroud is one of the most mysterious and researched artifacts in history.

The new study reported that, using Wide-Angle X-ray Scattering, Italian researchers tested a small Shroud sample and determined a date of around 50 AD—very near the time of the Crucifixion. They (and others) suggested earlier studies dating the Shroud to the mid-1300s were flawed by problems with contamination, which the X-ray dating technique cured.

Oddly, the new Italian dating study was originally published back in 2022, but was widely ignored at the time, and only went viral last week. The timeline suggestively recalls well-known words from the last chapter of the prophetic Book of Daniel: “But you, Daniel, shut up the words and seal the book, until the time of the end. Many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall increase.”

Who knows? There is enough information and misinformation about the Shroud that you must decide for yourself what you believe. Of course, you could say that about anything these days. Since you can choose, choose optimism.

☕️ RICKROLLING ☙ Tuesday, August 27, 2024 ☙ C&C NEWS 🦠

Final conflict may be shaping up in Ukraine; another Trump endorsement by former presidential Dem; study predicts grapefruit hail; AI plays jokes on customers; timely Shroud news; and more.

www.coffeeandcovid.com

No one really knows what Christ looks like they are all just depictions who are the 2 demons on the side of that image

 

[SamSpade]

No one really knows what Christ looks like they are all just depictions who are the 2 demons on the side of that image

There are tears in the cloth and since this is a negative of a white shroud, the "images" are just - light parts where the holes should be.

I've always thought that the HISTORY of the Shroud confirmed that it at least is fairly ancient - and my gut feeling is, since it cannot have been PAINTED, it must somehow be the result of many years of deterioration and exposure to heat. OR perhaps, a LOT of heat all at once.

 

[Kinnakeet]

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There are tears in the cloth and since this is a negative of a white shroud, the "images" are just - light parts where the holes should be.

I've always thought that the HISTORY of the Shroud confirmed that it at least is fairly ancient - and my gut feeling is, since it cannot have been PAINTED, it must somehow be the result of many years of deterioration and exposure to heat. OR perhaps, a LOT of heat all at once.

Must have been kept in a nice dry and dark area to have survived that long

 

[SamSpade]

Must have been kept in a nice dry and dark area to have survived that long

There are linen tunics pre-dating Christ by 2000 years in museums.

 

[stgislander]

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There are tears in the cloth and since this is a negative of a white shroud, the "images" are just - light parts where the holes should be.

I've always thought that the HISTORY of the Shroud confirmed that it at least is fairly ancient - and my gut feeling is, since it cannot have been PAINTED, it must somehow be the result of many years of deterioration and exposure to heat. OR perhaps, a LOT of heat all at once.

From Wiki, "The shroud was damaged in a fire in 1532 in the chapel in Chambéry, France." Hence the missing sections.

 

[SamSpade]

From Wiki, "The shroud was damaged in a fire in 1532 in the chapel in Chambéry, France." Hence the missing sections.

That would make sense - a visual inspection looks like it was folded when it was burned, hence the similar burns. You could probably mentally fold it and see where it must have burned.