Tag: Shroud of Turin

  • So was there a body in the Shroud?

    So was there a body in the Shroud?

    Was there a body in the Shroud? The conclusion of the STURP group of over 24 scientists who studied the Shroud of Turin extensively over 5 days and nights in 1978 was: “We can conclude for now that the Shroud image is that of a real human form of a scourged, crucified man. It is…

  • The Face of Jesus

    The Face of Jesus

    In the recent BSTS summer 2025 newsletter there is an excellent article by our very own numismatic expert Justin Robinson, Byzantine Gold – the two faces of Jesus. In it he looks at two gold solidus coins minted during the reign of Justinian II. The first coin minted between 692 – 695AD portrays a Shroud…

  • Image Formation on the Holy Shroud – A digital 3D Approach

    Image Formation on the Holy Shroud – A digital 3D Approach

    One of the enduring mysteries concerning the Shroud of Turin concerns the image and its extraordinary properties that continue to defy scientific explanation.  Even the multidisciplinary team of leading scientists who were able to examine the Shroud for five days in 1978 could not explain how it was produced.  Since then, various people have claimed…