There's always one, isn't there?And I'm fairly confident that during a Jewish burial, they would have removed accessories which Roman soldiers used to mock him.
What if the intent of Assisi (Nativity scene) and the anonymous Shroud of Turin both weren't intended as deception?The evidence against the authenticity of the shroud:
1. Historical:
a) the lack of evidence for the shroud's existence prior to the mid fourteenth century
b) it's emergence during the 'holy relic' craze (along with about forty other such burial shrouds)
The shroud was used as a money making tool, part of the pilgrim trade.Nativity scene...
"The first living nativity scene, attributed to Saint Francis of Assisi, occurred in 1223 in the Italian town of Greccio. Francis had been inspired by his visit to the Holy Land, where he had been shown Jesus's traditional birthplace."
Francis of Assisi...
At Greccio near Assisi, around 1220, Francis celebrated Christmas by setting up the first known presepio or crèche (Nativity scene). His nativity imagery reflected the scene in traditional paintings. He used real animals to create a living scene so that the worshipers could contemplate the birth of the child Jesus in a direct way, making use of the senses, especially sight.
What if the intent of Assisi (Nativity scene) and the anonymous Shroud of Turin both weren't intended as deception?
Was and is. Claiming that the Archbishop of Turin would want to sabotage a test for the authenticity of the shroud by substituting medieval cloth requires him to act against his interest.The shroud was used as a money making tool, part of the pilgrim trade.
I knew people who were involved in that research. All of them agreed that the yarn was from this period. None of them believed that the shroud was an actual relic of a burial.It seems academic -
"In 1988, scientists used radiocarbon dating to determine that the Shroud of Turin was made between 1260 and 1390 AD,"
Yes, that's why the image on the shroud is correct, and all the paintings on the subject are wrong, and which ones would the forger have used?You can't nail someone up by nails through the palms. It's been tried.
IIRC the da Vinci theory is based on the assumption that the original crappy fake that fooled no one was replaced in the late 15th century by the much more sophisticated, da Vinci produced, one we now see.Leonardo da Vinci was born in 1452 and died in 1519. The shroud was first displayed about a century before he was born.
The fact that the image's hands are conveniently covering its genitalia is proof that it isn't genuine. As is the carbon dating, the weave. the shape of the head...The fact that the image is a photographic negative is sufficient to prove that it is not a forgery.
Not total conspiratorial bollocks
At the risk of repeating myself: conspiratorial bollocks.
Lenny Vincent could have used an old piece of cloth.Not sure how they explain the cloth being older than that.
The fact that the image is a photographic negative is sufficient to prove that it is not a forgery.
The fact that the image's hands are conveniently covering its genitalia is proof that it isn't genuine. As is the carbon dating, the weave. the shape of the head...
It has no top or sides.What's wrong with the shape of the head?
Yes, the fingers are extra long on the right hand to cover the genitals. That's all I have to say about that.The fact that the image's hands are conveniently covering its genitalia is proof that it isn't genuine. As is the carbon dating, the weave. the shape of the head...
So you say the forger made a mistake?It has no top or sides.
Why? Did medieval forgers not know what a naked man looks like?The fact that the man on the shroud is naked is proof that it is not a forgery.