Famous chemist Alan Adler who studied samples of the shroud of Turin, the legendary burial cloth into which Jesus Christ was wrapped after crucifixion, made a sensational statement not long ago.The researcher said there was blood on the shroud and it was shed by a man who died a violent death.
Let's see... Dr. Alan Adler DIED over five years ago, so he couldn't have made a "sensational statment not long ago."
In 1988, three laboratories from England, Switzerland and the US conducted a radiocarbon analysis and made a conclusion that the fabric of which the shroud was made was produced in the 14th century. In other words, the laboratories stated the shroud was a fake. And it was just recently that the erroneous conclusions were disproved. Russian researchers removed the cause of the doubts.Russia's Doctor of chemistry Dmitry Kuznetsov conducted several experiments to persuade his colleagues that they were mistaken when determined the cloth dated back to the 14th century. He said the results of the radiocarbon analysis were distorted with excessive carbon that the fabric absorbed during a fire that the shroud had stood. He stated that in fact the shroud was older than traditionally believed and was at least 2,000 years old.
Uh, No. While the C-14 tests have been conclusively invalidated, Kuznetsov proved nothing of the kind... to distort the date by 1200 - 1300 years would require the addition of approximately 65% NEW carbon from 16th Century sources (the fire was in 1532) and that much Carbon Soot would be VERY obvious. The real reason the C-14 tests are invalid is because the tested piece included a 16th Century PATCH invisibly rewoven into original Shroud linen cloth... and yes, there was about 65% percent new material in that piece that was tested.
John the Baptist associated coming of an antichrist with the Number of the Beast: " Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast : for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six." It was for a long period of time that the rebus was a mystery for people. Some even believed a man would come with the Number of the Beast, 666, written on his head.
Who?! John the Baptist wrote Revelations???? Sheesh... Good Grief... to quote Charlie Brown...
This statement seems somewhat comical, 'invisibly rewoven'. What does that mean? While I am a true believer and you obviously know more than the average individual about the Shroud, Could you please expand on this statement. That phrase gives me pause to doubt your conclusions.
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