This thread of comments is interesting (Anonymous, I can tell you, is Joe Marino, the man pictured here is Douglas V. Gibbs, the blogger of Political Pistachio).
Anonymous said… In only about 800 words, you have confidently dismissed the Shroud. I, on the other hand, am not so confident. You refer to the biblical passages, in English, that mention the Shroud. I’m guessing you have not studied the original Greek words or consulted any biblical or Jewish experts to see if they think the Shroud is compatible with the texts. I’m guessing you have read little or none of the thousands of books and articles on the Shroud, which is one of the most intensely studied objects in human history. I’m guessing you don’t find it significant that some of the best minds in the American space and nuclear programs have studied the Shroud and have more questions than answers.
I’ve never understood the logic that because the Gospels mention more than one cloth and the Shroud is only one cloth, the Shroud has to be a fake. If I lost a pair of shoes and later only found one of them, is it logical to say that the one shoe couldn’t have been one of the original two? If the Shroud is authentic, I would have expected the various cloths to end up in different places.
I’m guessing you won’t take any advice since you seem to believe that your interpretation of the biblical passages trumps every other piece of data, but I would advise that you do a little more homework before making such an absolute pronouncement.Douglas V. Gibbs said…
I have studied Greek translations, and I have not just jumped to some conclusion. My argument is significant, but there is more to it than all that I wrote. If you want a 50 page summation, however, it is not going to happen. Interesting how, because you disagree with me, in your mind I must automatically be speaking from an ignorant point of view, or you assume my studies are limited. Let me ask you this: If God does not want us to worship icons instead of Him, why would He leave behind such a relic? I think that many of these items man has searched for are missing on purpose. God knew people would worship the artifact, and it would pull their eyes from Him. And I assure you, I have done my homework on this, and more, and my absolute pronouncement stands. Perhaps you should study the Word of God a little more before jumping onto something that draws our eyes to an object, rather than Him.
Flagrum3 said…
Worship icons? Man made icons, Yes, but this may not be ‘manmade’, what about the ‘tablets’ of the Ten commandments? Did people worship the tablets or the one who made them? Furthermore, who is worshipping the Shroud? No one, people are venerating the one whom it depicts. I must agree with anonymous. There may have been several cloths in the tomb that morning!. It makes perfect sense that there would be, as his blood would have been collected. Some articles may have been lost in time or destroyed.But to suggest scripture disproves the Shroud was one of them is ludicrous. Have you heard of the Sudarium of Oviedo? It is purported to be the napkin "that was about his head, found in a place by itself"! The Shroud has a 4 inch strip resewn along it’s side, suggested to have been used to bind the Shroud to the body.
Yes I think more research is warranted on your part before making comments such as you did.
Source: Political Pistachio: Some Scientists Claim Shroud of Turin is Authentic
Hummm, after reading so many theories, I think I am going to put forward a theory by myself also. To be succesful it must involve Templars, middle age sects and unknown mysteries…….I will use some of Scavone’s, Ian Wilson’s theories and….. Google Earth.
You can connect Lirey in France (where the Shroud once was) , Athens (when Scavone says it also once was) and Jerusalem (where for sure it was once) with a straight line of 3200 km with an error of approximately 60 km (5%) on both sides of the line to effectively touch Lirey, Athens and Jerusalem. Furthermore, the distance betwen Lirey and AThens (1975 km) follows the aurean proportion since 3200/1975=1.62. Just the same proportion than the ratio (Lirey_Athens)/ (Athens-Jerusalem distance)=1.62.
Everybody can check it by himself on Google Earth!. No lie. It cannot be by chance!. The golden number, the Shroud and if I incorporate the templars……….it could make a good best-seller for next Easter! :-))