ShroudofTurinMaterialEvidence

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  • 2008willbethe20thanniversaryoftheC14datingoftheShr… 2008willbethe20thanniversaryoftheC14datingoftheShroudthatcondemnedthemostfamousrelicinChristendomasafake.Butsincethen,despitemanyattempts,noonehasbeenabletodeterminewhotheforgerwasorhowitmighthavebeendone.ReporterRagehOmaarsetsouttofindoutexactlywhatitisabouttheimagethathasdefiedimitationandexploresnewevidencethatchallengestheverdictontheShroud.WithuniqueaccesstotheShrouditselfandthoseclosesttoit,Ragehgoesonhisownjourneyofdiscovery.Healsovisitstheleaderofthe1978USinvestigationthatwasgivenaccesstotheclothforaweek,DrJohnJackson,who,forthefirsttime,andexclusively,revealstheresultsfromthedatacollectedandalifetimeofresearch.TwootherShroudsofChristhaveexistedatdifferenttimesdownthecenturies.OneistheShroudofConstantinople,describedashavinganimageofChristandstolenbytheCrusadersin1204.TheTurinShroudappeared150yearslaterinthefamilyofoneofthoseCrusaders.TheotheristheShroudofJerusalemthatwrappedJesus'bodyandwhich-accordingtoJohn'sGospel-hadsuchaprofoundeffectwhenitwasdiscovered.WiththehelpofateamofinternationalscholarsRagehexploresnewevidencethatlinkstheTurinShroudtobothlocationsandtimes.Couldtheybeoneandthesame?Butiftheyare,wheredoesthatleavetheCarbon14test?NewinformationaboutthebehaviorofC14intheatmosphereexistswhichwasunknowntwentyyearsagowhentheShroudwasdated.Anewhypothesishascomeforwardthatcouldexplainhowagenuinelyoldlinencouldproduceamuch"younger"dateincertainconditions.ProfessorChristopherRamseyoftheOxfordLaboratorythatdidtheoriginalC14testiscollaboratingonexperimentstotestthehypothesis.Theresultsofthiscollaborationwillberevealedinthefilm.