.) The researcher’s curiosity about how the fire could have altered the date was justified. “The fire is important, not only because it caused to the cloth, but also it is constantly cited as evidences for some theory or another about how the image was formed, and it is regularly quoted as the reason for the “freak” carbon dating results. More recently there have been claims that the chemical in the linen interfered with the carbon dating results, making the cloth appear much younger than it was.” (Encyclopedia Britannica CD, 99.) “Last August 26 up to October 22, 2000 an eight weeks public exhibit of the Shroud is scheduled to commemorate the JUBILEE Anniversary of the birth of Jesus. It will mark the fifth such exposition of the Shroud since it was first photograph in 1898 and modern science took an interest in the cloth.” (www.shroud2000.com) Problem Three: What makes the Shroud Authentic?Part of the Shroud’s appeal to the believers was apparently something between a miraculous and a earthly object, a souvenir left by Jesus that was opened to the scrutiny of the twenty-first century. Science must take its steps and it was a necessity in order to provide answers to this most intriguing and beguiling relic of Christendom. The researcher was convinced that it is genuine and how dare could anyone fake the image of Christ. But evidences and proofs must be provided to the public reader to convince them about its authenticity. The researcher was not convince that the true identity of the Holy Shroud would be revealed by the Carbon Dating alone, as the usual way of predicting its age which can prove its authenticity if it dates back to the time of Christ. There are other evidences which can validate its authenticity. “The Shroud of Turin Research Project (STURP) comprised of over 40 scientists subjected the cloth in 1978 to five days of continuous and intensive scientific analysis. When t...
