The Shroud of Turin is the burial cloth of Jesus. That seems pretty clear. There was some carbon dating in the 1980’s that said the Shroud wasn’t old enough but, after some freedom of information demands for the original data, we now know that 1980’s dating was flawed. And there are other dating methods that point to much older origins. We still don’t know for sure how the image was made. There’s no pigments, no dyes, no signs of liquid wicking into the fibers… The Shroud provides highly, highly detailed images of the wounds of Christ, complete with anatomical accuracy in every measurable aspect - even including anatomical and historical details that were unknown in medieval times. We’ve been reading Fr. Robert Spitzer’s new book Christ, Science, and Reason that has a chapter on the Shroud that goes into great detail on the most up-to-date info. There’s lots of other interesting stuff. In fact (spoiler alert), we will be chatting with Fr. Spitzer next week for Easter!

Resources

*Fr. Spitzer’s Magis Center for Science and Educational Resources: www.magiscenter.com

*Get the book Christ, Science, and Reason, What we can know about Jesus, Mary, and Miracles on Amazon or at Ignatius Press (Includes a chapter on the Shroud): here. https://ignatius.com/authors/fr-robert-spitzer-s-j/

*Scultpures of Jesus based on the shroud: here https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/252551/the-first-hyper-realistic-body-of-christ-based-on-the-holy-shroud-is-on-exhibit-in-spain

*Shroud images and info: https://shroud3d.com/

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