Another very interesting aspect to the body image is it is a result of discoloration on the topmost fibers. The image does not go all the way through the cloth as one would expect if it was painted on. There is also no cement material found to indicate it was a painting. During the 1978 …
Because the image is faint, there is another interesting feature of the shroud. If you’re too far away or too close to it, it’s hard to discern the image. The ideal distance to view it is just a few feet away from it. And even at that distance it would be hard to discern without …
The first photographic method was the daguerreotype which was introduced in 1839. Daguerreotype (daguerréotype) was the first publicly available photographic process; it was widely used during the 1840s and 1850s. “Daguerreotype” also refers to an image created through this process. Invented by Louis Daguerre and introduced worldwide in 1839, the daguerreotype was almost completely superseded …
One argument the shroud is not a medieval forgery is the totally unique style of the image. We can take a sampling of medieval depictions of Jesus and view their styles: Holy Trinity (Botticelli) The Holy Trinity or Pala delle Convertite is an altarpiece by the Italian Renaissance painter Sandro Botticelli, dating to c. 1491–1493. …
A commonly held view of the Shroud of Turin is that is is a medieval forgery that originated around 1390 AD. “Today, the bulk of evidence indicates that the Shroud originated sometime around the Middle Ages, and was created by human hands.” https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-shroud-of-turin-created-by-miracle-or-medieval-forgers “The History of the Shroud of Turin begins in the year 1390 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Shroudofturin.jpg The shroud is rectangular, measuring approximately 4.4 by 1.1 metres (14 ft 5 in × 3 ft 7 in). The cloth is woven in a three-to-one herringbone twill composed of flax fibrils. Its most distinctive characteristic is the faint, brownish image of a front and back view of a naked man with his hands …
An artifact that is purportedly from the burial of Jesus is the Shroud of Turin. The Shroud of Turin is a centuries old linen cloth that bears the image of a crucified man. A man that millions believe to be Jesus of Nazareth. https://www.shroud.com/ Shroud of Turin, also called Holy Shroud, Italian Santa Sindone, a …
One of the most important doctrines in Christianity is the resurrection of Jesus and is one of the beliefs necessary for salvation. Romans 10:9 That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Also, if …
Welcome to Defending Christianity My name is Oliver Tseng and I’m the founder of the debating forum DebatingChristianity.com. This site is a collection of posts I’ve made on the forum. The forum was started in 2004 to provide a civil and respectful forum to debate Christianity and any religious topic. Since then, over a million …