Christianity Today reports on more evidence that the Shroud of Turin is real. At this time only the carbon dating suggests otherwise. The article doesn't touch on this, but carbon dating is notoriously unreliable - there are numerous factors which could change the date hundreds or thousands of years. And frankly, I think you're assuming much if you believe 21st century scientists could be fooled by a medieval forgery of this type.
I've long felt that the Shroud is the actual garment Christ's body was wrapped in. It's interesting how many little pieces of Christian history we still have available - many of them recovered during the Crusades, of course. God gives us all the evidence and yet some still refuse to see.
O my Jesus, forgive us our sins and save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls into heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.
God bless,
Jay
See http://right-mind.us/archive/2005/02/19/1878.aspx -- Moscow Resident Reproduces the Shroud of Turin.
The article is published in the March/April 2005 edition of Books and Culture (though it's not up on their website yet). The article is titled Father Brown Fakes the Shroud and describes both the formulation and testing of the Shadow Theory: that the shroud image can be created using only painted glass and sunlight.
It seems like an easy enough thesis, easily reproducible, would have been a simple technique for the medievals, and a reasonable explanation for what we see.
See: http://www.shadowshroud.com/
Best,
Dale
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