The Shroud of Turin: Is It Authentic?
Discovery News is reporting that the director of one of three laboratories that studied the Shroud of Turin 20 years ago is calling for the scientific community to re-evaluate the Shroud’s authenticity. According Christopher Ramsey, director of England's Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator Unit, new research has revealed that the Shroud may not be a fake after all.
Read the news report and watch a video about the Shroud of Turin by clicking here.
Personally, I believe that, even as scientists and archaeologists re-evaluate the authenticity of the Shroud, studies will reveal that the Shroud of Turin is a medieval creation.
Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary
Tag: Archaeology, Shroud of Turin
Labels: Archaeology, Shroud of Turin
posted by Dr. Claude Mariottini @ 3/24/2008 04:42:00 PM
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Having watched what I suspect is the recent documentary lying behind this claim, this an extraordinarily "optimistic" spin on his words by a Shroud believer. His view is that if a serious new theory of contamination of the material is proposed, it should be avaluated fairly and open-mindedly. But in the same programme he also said his own vvioew was that it was mediaeval, but he wouldn't close the door on new evidence.
Doug,
I apologize for the delay in answering your comment. I am on sabbatical and most days I am away from my office.
I agree with your evaluation of the claims made by those who want to re-evaluate the authenticity of the Shroud. All the tests and results up to now have confirmed that the Shroud is a medieval creation and I do not expect any new study to change this conclusion.
Claude Mariottini
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