Whatever else the Shroud of Turin might be, it is certainly a fascinating artifact of puzzling origin and composition. The fourteen-foot linen cloth is believed by many to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, and some think that it constitutes proof of his resurrection. Others doubt that it is first-century in origin and consider it a fake, although the honest ones admit that it must be an exceedingly clever and oddly ambiguous one. Countless scientific tests have been conducted on the shroud in recent years, and these surely have caused no one to change their mind. The History Channel, which has shown several programs on the shroud in recent years, tries an interesting and inevitable new tack on a program premiering Tuesday, March 30, at 8-10 p.m. EDT/PDT. The Real Face of Jesus? documents the use of 3D computer graphics to create “a living, moving 3D image of the man many believe to be Jesus Christ,” as the History Channel press release characterizes it.
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