The Shroud of Turin
Many people believe the Shroud of Turin is the burial cloth of Jesus Christ. It is made with linen cloth and is about thirteen and a half feet long by four and a half feet wide. It has been dated in various time periods, but those that have faith that it is the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, believe it is from the first century. Some carbon dating testing, however, indicates that the Shroud is from the thirteenth and fourteenth century. For this reason, many people debate when the Shroud was made or whether or not it is authentic. The Shroud of Turin is real because of the image on the Shroud, the evidence of pollens and flowers, and the bloodstains on the Shroud.
The Shroud of Turin was first spotted in Lirey, France
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I believe that the shroud is not the real burial cloth of Jesus. One reason for this is because research that a man named Charles Freeman did shows that the cloth looks very different today than it did in the 17th century. An engraving done in 1613 by Antonio Tempesta shows that originally, the images found on the shroud were much more pronounced. Some of the features visible in this engraving, such as the Crown of Thorns and the loincloth, are no longer visible when one looks at the shroud today. Another reason for this opinion is that there has been no discovery of significant evidence that the shroud existed before 1355, which is when it appeared in a chapel being advertised as Christ’s burial shroud. The granddaughter of the chapel’s owner,
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In my opinion i think the shroud of turin is a fake,I’m not saying the the burial shroud of jesus is not real I’m just saying the shroud of turin is fake because there is more evidence of the shroud of turin being fake than being real.The are multiple sites saying the shroud of turin is real but the evidence on all of them are the same thing,but the evidence in the sites that say it’s fake are mostly different.The reason why i think the shroud is fake is because in the bible it states that the wounds were on his hands not his wrist.There was also a napkin placed over jesus face.It also states in the bible that there were spices placed in the burial shroud,but there is no trace of spices in the shroud of
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