The Glenn Beck Program

Ep 243 | NEW EVIDENCE: Shroud of Turin Shows Exact Moment of Resurrection?! | The Glenn Beck Podcast  

Feb 1, 2025
Jeremiah J. Johnston, a distinguished New Testament scholar and president of Christian Thinkers Society, dives deep into the enigma of the Shroud of Turin. He discusses the challenge of recreating the shroud—and why no one has claimed the million-dollar prize. Johnston unveils intriguing insights about the blood type of Jesus and the crown of thorns. He explores the shroud’s implications for understanding Christ's resurrection and even tackles concerns about AI recreations of Jesus’s face, making a compelling case for the shroud’s significance beyond mere artifact.
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ANECDOTE

Shroud Skepticism

  • Glenn Beck grew up Catholic and was taught that the Shroud of Turin was real.
  • Evangelicals dismissed it as a Catholic relic, then as a forgery after the late 80s carbon dating.
INSIGHT

Anachronistic Negative

  • The Shroud image, being a negative, predates the understanding of negatives by centuries.
  • This suggests the Shroud's creation was beyond the technological capabilities of a medieval forger.
INSIGHT

Flawed Carbon Dating

  • The 1988 carbon dating was flawed due to using patched samples from fire damage and repairs.
  • Nuns had invisibly woven cotton into the linen for repairs, contaminating the tested area.
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