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"The Shroud of Turin is either the most awesome and instructive relic of Christ in existence or it is one of the most ingenious, most unbelievably clever products of the human mind and hand on record. It is one or the other, there is no middle ground." -~Historian John Walsh
"The Shroud of Turin: This name is primarily given to a relic now preserved at Turin, for which the claim is made that it is the actual "clean linen cloth" in which Joseph of Arimathea wrapped the body of Jesus Christ (Matthew 27:59). This relic, though blackened by age, bears the faint but distinct impress of a human form both back and front. The cloth is about 13 1/2 feet long and 4 1/4 feet wide" (Knight
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"Incredible as it may seem, Jesus’ burial cloth has been alleged to have survived to the present" (Ford). The Shroud of Turin; the alleged burial cloth of Jesus Christ succeeding his crucifixion. “No single artifact of the past has so exemplified the interface between science and religion as the Shroud of Turin” (Kilmon). For decades the authenticity of the shroud has been put into question. Scholars have fashioned theories about the various distinct elements that make up the Shroud. Many believe the shroud contains a picture image of Jesus himself, and that the shroud is covered with stains of Jesus’ blood. These theories continue to be challenged even today as more scientists strive to uncover the truth about the Shroud of Turin.