Is the Shroud of Turin Real? Here's the BEST Evidence.

In this interview, I sit down with Jeremiah Johnston, renowned theologian and historian, to dive deep into the mysteries of the Shroud of Turin. Is it truly the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, or is it just a centuries-old artifact? There's been new evidence to come forth recently. But I'm not sure I'm convinced. Maybe you're not, either. So, I ask Jeremiah to provide the best evidence for (and against) the Shroud.

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[marysfavs]

It's surreal to imagine that the blood on that shroud may literally be the blood that was shed for you and I. Thank you Lord Jesus for redemption and salvation.

[reepicheepsfriend]

I'm amazed at how belligerent some of the comments are here. I'm not Catholic, I have no interest in venerating or worshipping relics, and I'm still impressed and fascinated by the Shroud. Even if it's not Jesus' burial cloth it's still fascinating. Why do people react so negatively to this discussion?

[kathleennorton]

I like the idea that the shroud of Turin is the receipt that says "Paid In Full".

[Karen-]

I was a fallen away believer and wanted to return to the faith very much. I asked Jesus to reveal himself to me. He guided me to the latest information about the Shroud of Turin. When I read all of the forensics and chemistry on it I knew that Jesus had really risen from the dead. The figure on the shroud was produced by the intense energy of the resurrection! He has truly called me back to himself!

[stephenwalsh]

I don't need a physical "proof" of the resurrection God's word is enough.

[carrikartes]

My mother said she became a born again Christian when she saw the 1978 documentary on the shroud of Turin. Before she attended church but after seeing that documentary she developed a personal deep and genuine relationship with her Lord and Savior.
I am very fond of the shroud. We never became Catholic but it deeply affected my mother’s life. I was already a believer at that time and I remember being impressed with that documentary, it did not change my faith but it felt vindicating.

[BethCJesuslovesme]

I think this was a great discussion! Definitely important to talk about because we never now what God might have preserved for us. I think it’s a good reminder that our faith is not blind. However, we should never direct our worship to any evidence. Our faith should also not depend on all of this evidence but only Gods word and the transformation that has happened in our lives. Evidence only builds on faith.

[tarah]

I love seeing you cover this. A well renowned medical examiner that was in the county I grew up in had the privilege to study it. Every Good Friday he would provide information on it at one of the local Catholic churches. This was in the 80's and 90's. He wrote a book about the medical evidence of the shroud, Dr. Frederick Zugibe.

[Chris-rfis]

The first photograph ever taken in history was by God himself. Truly amazing

[robertsandberg]

49:00: As a delivery driver for Sherwin Williams, I can confirm that paint indeed does not have a blood type.

[SarahRose]

This is so fascinating! Thank you Melissa and Jeremiah for the conversation!

[christiansoldier]

Jesus paid the price - and left a receipt - Hallelujah!

[miradamevska]

Jerimiah, I have been a Christian all my life, albeit my many times falling off the wayside, but I too was a believer as a very small child and all I needed to know was that Jesus is, and that's all!

[melindamercier]

Why I’m still a skeptic: Isaiah 52:14 says He would be disfigured to the point of not even looking human, Isaiah 50:6 states his beard would be ripped out, and John 20:7 is clear that there was a separate FACE cloth that COVERED his head (emphasized to dispute the argument that it was the strip of cloth used to keep the jaws closed) and that it was separate from the linens that wrapped around his body. Almost as if to preemptively negate the idea of this relic. There is also an absolutely shocking lack of blood on the shroud given everything that happened to Jesus.

[Sandra.shafer]

If you listen carefully, he says that the blood marks are obviously before the resurrection took place, steeping all layers of cloth, the face image though is only superficial, and it’s not blood, (nor other known substance) that includes the beard. THAT is part of the evidence for the resurrected body, remember that the resurrected body will be in the glorified state, that means He would have had his beard again? In His glorified/resurrected body. Sounds like His body changed in the twinkling of an eye. Peace and grace to you.

[kevinrb]

The late Ray Rogers, a Chemist who was part of the STURP research team reluctantly admitted that the sample used in the C14 test was a repair, with cotton fibers that were not a part of the original shroud.

[butterpecan]

Let's focus on being saints in the faith, persevering until the end

[reoki]

The holy shroud was the evidence I needed to accept that God is is fact Jesus Christ.

Praise the Lord!

[elijah]

This was an excellent presentation. It should stir the heart and inspire the faith of every Christian. Our God provided the world physical evidence which stubbornly resists and refutes all skeptical inquiries. This is providential and utterly awe inspiring! Thank you, Lord Jesus!

[HenriqueAcquaviva]

It's not a photography, it's a radiography that shows the bones inside of the body as well. It's also not only 1 radiography, it's a sequence of images taken through the time while the gravity was smashing the body against itself. This is why the hands seem to be too long, it's moving while the image was being produced.