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The Real Face of Jesus? follows a team of graphic experts as they use cutting-edge 3D software to bring a holy relic known as the Shroud of Turin to life. Many believe Jesus Christ was buried in this ancient linen cloth, which bears traces of blood and the faint, ghostly image of a man. With the help of modern technology, can HISTORY™ finally unlock the secrets of one of the world's most scrutinized and controversial artifacts?
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Religion meets science to expose a hidden secret. One of the most studied and controversial artifacts in all of human history, The Shroud of Turin has attracted the scrutiny of scientists and scholars for at least 500 years. Advances in technology have enabled us to inch closer towards understanding its mysteries, but only now do we have the technology and capability to recreate moving 3D models from its twodimensional images, enabling us to see the man in the Shroud as he would have looked at the time. Fascinating tale involving the Knights Templar, hidden messages and secrets that could be taken straight from the pages of The Da Vinci Code.
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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful
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This interesting new American documentary about the Shroud of Turin has two main themes. The first is an overview of the history of this mysterious and fascinating object, in which an attempt is made to take the Shroud's story right back to the the 1st Century A.D. This is achieved by identifying the Shroud with a very early historical image of Jesus, known as 'The Image of Edessa'.
Secondly, there is an attempt to reconstruct the living face of the man who was apparently covered by the Shroud, using the latest computer techniques. (The expert performing this task mentions that a certain level of artistry had to be used in this highly realistic reconstruction.) The result is somewhat different to the famous facial image known from the photographic-negative of the Shroud of Turin.
A lot of intriguing facts relating to the Shroud come up in the course of the documentary. Of particular interest is the statement that the image on the cloth has been shown by computer to contain "three-dimensional information", something which any image that has been painted, does not contain. (The recent book "The Shroud", by Ian Wilson, has much more information of this kind, including the discovery that dirt-deposit on the sole-print apparently contains traces of a travertine rock which is typical of the area around Jerusalem.) The story of the Turin Shroud has become a detective story, in the literal sense.
Possibly the most important question asked during the course of the programme is: "if the Shroud is NOT the burial cloth of a crucified and flayed man (with all the biblical characteristics of the crucified Jesus), then HOW was it created??" And this question has never been satisfactorily answered. (Even if the Shroud is genuine, the creation of the image remains fundamentally unexplained.)
This programme confronts the well-known fact that 'Carbon 14' dating tests performed in the 1980's determined the Shroud to be a fake, and the programme suggests that there are good reasons why these tests may have been skewed by contamination of the cloth during its long history.
This engaging tv-programme is 88 minutes in length (not 100 minutes, as stated in the product information.)
Secondly, there is an attempt to reconstruct the living face of the man who was apparently covered by the Shroud, using the latest computer techniques. (The expert performing this task mentions that a certain level of artistry had to be used in this highly realistic reconstruction.) The result is somewhat different to the famous facial image known from the photographic-negative of the Shroud of Turin.
A lot of intriguing facts relating to the Shroud come up in the course of the documentary. Of particular interest is the statement that the image on the cloth has been shown by computer to contain "three-dimensional information", something which any image that has been painted, does not contain. (The recent book "The Shroud", by Ian Wilson, has much more information of this kind, including the discovery that dirt-deposit on the sole-print apparently contains traces of a travertine rock which is typical of the area around Jerusalem.) The story of the Turin Shroud has become a detective story, in the literal sense.
Possibly the most important question asked during the course of the programme is: "if the Shroud is NOT the burial cloth of a crucified and flayed man (with all the biblical characteristics of the crucified Jesus), then HOW was it created??" And this question has never been satisfactorily answered. (Even if the Shroud is genuine, the creation of the image remains fundamentally unexplained.)
This programme confronts the well-known fact that 'Carbon 14' dating tests performed in the 1980's determined the Shroud to be a fake, and the programme suggests that there are good reasons why these tests may have been skewed by contamination of the cloth during its long history.
This engaging tv-programme is 88 minutes in length (not 100 minutes, as stated in the product information.)
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Arrived within five days so a very good service. The DVD is excellent and is very good as a teaching aid. It is easy and informative with superb illustrations and commentary although it may have been a little reptitive in parts but that does not detract from a very good DVD on a fascinating subject.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
This very interesting documentary is almost 90 minutes in length and explores the mystery of the Turin Shroud. What is attempted here is to show exactly what the man imprinted on the Shroud really looked like and it is a very interesting journey.
There is a history of this amazing relic and several people give their opinions on just what caused this image to be formed. Although most of the people that are interviewed clearly believe the Shroud to be genuine, it was good to see that the results of the carbon dating are mentioned which showed the Shroud to be a fake.
It really was quite eerie to see the final results of the 3D image of the man in the Shroud and well worth the wait. Is it Jesus Christ? Is it an unimaginable fake that has puzzled scientists for centuries? Will we ever really know? This is a compelling DVD which builds up nicely to it's very interesting revelation. There could possibly have been a couple of extras, maybe a brief written history and a bibliography but that is perhaps being too picky and this is well worth watching.
There is a history of this amazing relic and several people give their opinions on just what caused this image to be formed. Although most of the people that are interviewed clearly believe the Shroud to be genuine, it was good to see that the results of the carbon dating are mentioned which showed the Shroud to be a fake.
It really was quite eerie to see the final results of the 3D image of the man in the Shroud and well worth the wait. Is it Jesus Christ? Is it an unimaginable fake that has puzzled scientists for centuries? Will we ever really know? This is a compelling DVD which builds up nicely to it's very interesting revelation. There could possibly have been a couple of extras, maybe a brief written history and a bibliography but that is perhaps being too picky and this is well worth watching.
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MISSES THE POINT
HAVING STUDIED THIS SUBJECT,THE SHROUD WAS DECLARED A FAKE BECAUSE THE WRONG SAMPLE,S WERE GIVEN TO LABOROTARY,S [ON PURPOSE? Read more
Published 8 months ago by A. Hussain
Insightful
This DVD opens an insightful look on the true face of Jesus, the man who taught good will on earth amongst us all. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mr. D. J. Anderson
***** SEE FOR YOURSELF WHAT GOD LOOKS LIKE *****
I survived a fire & began to look for evidence of God. I was quite open minded & looked at any world view that could provide me with any evidence that God existed. Read more
Published 15 months ago by HappyOne_5_8_1990
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