The Shroud of Turin - Evidence it is authentic

[IcyPatriot]

Shroud of Turin - evidence it is authentic; the real shroud of ************

NEW TESTS DATE THE SHROUD

New experiments date the Shroud of Turin to the 1st century AD. They comprise three tests; two chemical and one mechanical. The chemical tests were done with Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Raman spectroscopy, examining the relationship between age and a spectral property of ancient flax textiles. The mechanical test measured several micro-mechanical characteristics of flax fibers, such as tensile strength. The results were compared to similar tests on samples of cloth from between 3250 BC and 2000 AD whose dates are accurately known.

IMAGE FORMATION VERSUS WORK OF AN ARTIST

No one knows for sure how the images were created. The images are scorch-like, yet not created by heat, and are a purely surface phenomenon limited to the crowns of the top fibers. The Shroud is clearly not a painting; no evidence of pigments or media was found. The blood was on the Cloth before the image (an unlikely way for an artist to work). There is no outline, no binders to hold paint, no evidence that paint, dye, ink, or chalk created the images, and there are no brush strokes. According to world-renowned artist Isabel Piczek, the images have no style that would fit into any period of art history. The images show perfect photo-negativity and 3-dimensionality. It is not a Vaporgraph or natural result of vapors.

 

[BobDigital]

Shroud of Turin - Wikipedia

Not really proven. Still strong debate on the topic from both sides. One of the more interesting religious debates though.

 

[Wordsmyth]

If you get a chance, check out James Beauseigneur's The Christ Clone Trilogy. For the first book's plot, he makes the case that the Shroud is authentic.