Shroud answers

Jesus said to Doubting Thomas, “Because you have seen me, you have believed, blessed are those who have not seen me, and yet have believed.”

The carbon dating of the Turin Shroud, which seemed to indicate that it was a medieval forgery, has long been disputed because the samples taken for analysis had been repaired and interwoven with new thread in medieval times. A recent peer reviewed x-ray study seems to indicate that the Shroud indeed dates from the time of Christ.

I have long been persuaded that the Shroud of Turin, which in the last few months, has been the subject of renewed speculation, is indeed the burial shroud of our Lord Jesus Christ. The burial cloths are referenced in the gospels as having been observed by Peter and John (Luke 24 v 12 and John 20 v 5) as lying in the empty tomb after Jesus’ resurrection.

Two of those strips of linen, the Turin Shroud and the Suderium of Oviedo (the headpiece placed on Jesus’ head, on top of the Shroud) the former in Italy and the latter in Spain, both have the same blood type and similar markings.

It is now beyond doubt that the image on the Shroud has not been caused by any kind of paint application. On the contrary, it seems to have been caused by a massive burst of light, the nature of which has produced a unique photographic negative image with 3D properties.

Photographic experts in the 21st century are at a loss to explain what may have caused the image to be produced and cannot reproduce it using modern technology. This fact would rule out any theory that the image was manufactured in the 1st century or medieval times.

There are many evidences on the Shroud that correspond to the description of Christ’s crucifixion in the Gospels, including the spear wound in the side and the blood stains on the head, where the crown of thorns had been applied. Can it be that God has now provided physical evidence of the resurrection? However, Jesus also said that some will still not be convinced, even if someone rises from the dead. (Luke 16 v 31)

Alex Glen, Glasgow