Shroud of Turin
Briefly in the film Father Matt Gutierrez and archaeologist Dr. Sharon Golban talk about the famous Shroud of Turin. This linen cloth is well known for its depiction of an image of a man that looks very similar to the description of Jesus Christ. The man on the shroud suffered from physical injuries very similar to those that someone would bear after being crucified such as Christ was which is described in the Bible. Father Matt mentions the Shroud of Turin when there is a questioning over the height of the body that is found in the tomb. He says the bones in the tomb can’t possibly be those of Jesus Christ because the height of the bones found does not fit with the height of the man believed to be Christ on the Shroud of Turin.
The bones in the tomb belong to a person that would stand at the height of approximately 5’5” whereas the body that is believe to be Christ’s on the shroud is of a man that 5’11.5” to 6’2”, for even the Bible references Jesus as being a tall man even though during the times of Christ that would be indeed a remarkable thing to see a man of such height . Dr. Sharon Golban responds with some animosity towards his comment because the Shroud of Turin has been proven through scientific testing to be a hoax and not the beardy image of Jesus Christ.
Read more about this topic: The Body (2001 Film)
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