Fresh tests on Shroud of Turin

Telegraph ^ | 25 Feb 2008 | Jonathan Petre

[BGHater]

See also, http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1971397/posts

[The Magical Mischief Tour]

Holy Sheet!!!

[Red Badger]

How tall is the figure on the shroud?...........

[The Duke]

Well, Judge, it depends on the meaning of the word “graven”.

[BGHater]

About, 70 inches.

[max americana]

Another test?? groann....

[Rick.Donaldson]

5’2” eyes of blue....

[Red Badger]

70 inches, 5’10”, a little tall for a Jewish carpenter from 2000 years ago?.........

[Monterrosa-24]

Some of the impetus for this comes from William Meacham’s book, THE RAPE OF THE TURIN SHROUD. Meacham has some pretty harsh words for the clergy in charge.

[SpringheelJack]

David Rolfe, the director of the documentary, said it was hugely significant that Prof Ramsey had thought it necessary to carry out further tests that could challenge the original dating.

I think Ramsey is just willing to perform additional tests to shut up people like Rolfe, who are scared of letting this moneymaker die. Paint me shocked if the new tests produce any result materially different from the previous ones. The fact that the Shroud has no history prior to late medieval times is damning in itself.

[BGHater]

I would add that most famous and important figures in History, well our History have been above avg. in height. ie Washington, Lincoln.

Besides, Jesus came from an extremely wealthy family and could have eaten whatever he wanted for nourishment.

[ASA Vet]

70 inches, 5’10”, a little tall for a Jewish carpenter from 2000 years ago?

Don't forget he was supposedly stretched.

[AndyTheBear]

To the dismay of Christians, the researchers concluded that the shroud was created between 1260 and 1390, and was therefore likely to be a forgery devised in the Middle Ages.

To the dismay of "Christians"? How about to dismay of those who happened to really, really believe that the shroud was for real and had based their entire faith on it.

[evets]

The shroud of Torino.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Here we go again.

[svcw]

Why?

[dmz]

How about to dismay of those who happened to really, really believe that the shroud was for real and had based their entire faith on it.
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I’m not being a smarta$$ (for once). Do such people actually exist, and wouldn’t that really be at odds the basic precepts of Christianity, that one would base their entire faith on the authenticity of a burial shroud?

I have to admit also the possibility that your response was tongue in cheek.

[dmz]

That looks like the shroud of my friend’s torino shortly after slamming sideways into the curb and then bouncing off the parked cars on the other side of the road during a 1974 ice storm.

[meandog]

Come on, the shroud’s a fake...a pretty cleaver one too.

[evets]

Hope your friend was alright!