the crucifixion is among the most powerful parts of the goes sell because it s the death of jesus, the son of god, but also his entry into new life. it is extraordinary to finding an archeological piece that is proof of his existence, of his death and his resurrection. based on the research i have been involved in i think we are looking at the historic burial cloth of jesus, 2,000 years ago. joining us right now are david gibson and michael mckinley, they are the co-authors of finding jesus, faith, forgery on which this series is based. welcome to both of you. does this documentary, does this offer more clarity, particularly about the shroud and whether it
the only thing left behind in his tomb, the linen used to cover his body. the crucifixion is among the most powerful parts of the gospel simply because it s the death of jesus, the son of god. but it s also his entremendous into new life. it s extraordinary to find an archaeological piece that is proof of his existence, of his death and of his resurrection. based on the research that i ve been involved in, i think we are looking at the historical burial cloth of jesus 2,000 years ago. dr. john jackson joins me now, the founder and director of the turin shroud center of colorado. in 1978, he was given
it to be a painting and expecting to find paint and brush strokes and bow gome. barry schwartz was chosen in 1978 to photograph the legendary burial cloth of jesus, part of a scientific team which had unfettered access to the shroud five days and nights. i was convinced it was a fake. until i got there and saw it with my own eyes. i photographed the shroud and it transmitted life, the blood stains are visible, water marks, burns, scorches and we took the tests normally applied to a work of art and it failed all of those tests. lauren: while the earliest history of the shroud is unclear, it is unlikely jesus s disciples would have discarded it but the whereabouts of the cloth cannot be verified prior to it resurfacing in france in 1349. fire nearly destroyed the cloth and the relic was badly damaged
him. lauren: the doctor believes forensic evidence, not religion confirms the shroud is the true burial cloth of jesus. what you see on the shroud, first of all, is a series of wounds, there were 120 lash marks on the shroud, for instance. lauren: the lash marks were inflicted by roman soldiers with this weapon. this is a depiction of the roman flagram and these were leather and the dumb bell features were made of metal or bone and called scorpions. and when anybody gets struck across the chest, over a period of a few hours, fluid starts to build up, and they call that effusion. lauren: with that explained, in the gospel accord to john, bled blood and water, after he was speedared on the cloth. the question is how would you get blood and waters coming up,