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A very interesting documentary and corrected facts to other review
I usually don't find myself feeling the "urge" to post a review or to "rebuke" someone else's review but classicalsteve's is wrought with so many errors and misleading statements it is something that I felt needed to be addressed.
A few points: -Carbon Dating. yes the area that the Vatican allowed to be tested dated back to the middle ages. However, the area they allowed to be tested was repaired after a fire in the middle ages so the cloth was from the middle ages; Further it was determined that the fire may have caused a discrepancy in the carbon in the shroud which therefore would give an inaccurate reading. When this was taken into account the shroud was found to be dated much closer to the time of Jesus; Pollen- they discovered pollen in the shroud cloth. This pollen was found to be from a certain plant that was solely attached to the Middle east (Jerusalem)-sorry don't remember the name of the flower/plant. When this pollen was dated it was found to be accurate to the time of Jesus.
I do agree that I felt the documentary was "stretched out a bit" but that is entertainment and the nature of these shows. I found that the process and steps that were used to gather the "data" from the shroud was fascinating.
Also the continued question of why someone would make a shroud that only shows up as a negative using the technology that we have available today to get the real imagery is pretty astounding. Even for skeptics and naysayers.
In the end whatever Jesus did or did not look like is really irrelevant. The man existed and was able to alter the world in a way that no other has in human history. That can be an unsettling reality for some but Downing's imagery makes this very surreal reality much more tangible in the humanity he brings to Jesus.
A few points: -Carbon Dating. yes the area that the Vatican allowed to be tested dated back to the middle ages. However, the area they allowed to be tested was repaired after a fire in the middle ages so the cloth was from the middle ages; Further it was determined that the fire may have caused a discrepancy in the carbon in the shroud which therefore would give an inaccurate reading. When this was taken into account the shroud was found to be dated much closer to the time of Jesus; Pollen- they discovered pollen in the shroud cloth. This pollen was found to be from a certain plant that was solely attached to the Middle east (Jerusalem)-sorry don't remember the name of the flower/plant. When this pollen was dated it was found to be accurate to the time of Jesus.
I do agree that I felt the documentary was "stretched out a bit" but that is entertainment and the nature of these shows. I found that the process and steps that were used to gather the "data" from the shroud was fascinating.
Also the continued question of why someone would make a shroud that only shows up as a negative using the technology that we have available today to get the real imagery is pretty astounding. Even for skeptics and naysayers.
In the end whatever Jesus did or did not look like is really irrelevant. The man existed and was able to alter the world in a way that no other has in human history. That can be an unsettling reality for some but Downing's imagery makes this very surreal reality much more tangible in the humanity he brings to Jesus.
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- TJHoganDillon
- Apr 9, 2020
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