Featured New Evidence for the Authenticity of the Shroud of Turin

Yes, if the seeker expresses special interest in the topic. Effective evangelism begins with the seeker's burning questions because effective evangelism is relational evangelism. In other words, the effectiveness of evangelism often depends on loving pre-evangelism. For example, I have recently encountered a burning interest in ADCs and NDEs expressed by a grieving unchurched woman whose family lost a young loved one in a snowmobile accident. When I shared some of the research and testimonies I have and will post in my thread on this subject, this woman couldn't get enough and was eager to learn more and eager for me to share this information with her family. ADCs and NDEs do not necessarily lead directly to the Gospel, but they dramatically open the door to Gospel witness for those of us who remain alert to the right time and place for such transitional testimony. Modern secularism and its accompanying anti-supernaturalism often create apathy towards Scripture and towards the big questions of our life purpose and ultimate destiny. So topics that reengage the unchurched with these issues can easily transition to a focus on the Gospel.

 

This reply just exposes your refusal to watch the videos. In fact, one of the authenticating features of the Shroud is how Semitic its various features have proven to be.

 

Then it would serve you right if you wanted an unchurched seeker to accept Christ and he responded: "I'm not going to waste my reading time for "78 minutes worth of drivel." But thanks for expessing the very essence of a closed-minded denizen of a myopic Baptist Ghetto. O

Adonia: "What about injuries? The corpse displayed on the shroud looks pretty good to me, with not much damage that I can see. Surely Jesus would have also been beaten around the head a bit during the scourging, perhaps suffering a broken nose in the process? The nose imprinted on the shroud looks pretty straight to me. Please address this issue of not seeing any bodily injuries. "

You too have pulled a Baptist and refused to watch the video, If you had, you would know:
(1) that much of what is of probative value is only visible through high-powered NASA equipment;
(2) that examination by secular forensic experts has demonstrated that the Shroud was wrapped around a crucified man whose blood spatter and other bodily fluid patterns fit that diagnosis perfectly.

 

Adonia: "What about injuries? The corpse displayed on the shroud looks pretty good to me, with not much damage that I can see. Surely Jesus would have also been beaten around the head a bit during the scourging, perhaps suffering a broken nose in the process? The nose imprinted on the shroud looks pretty straight to me. Please address this issue of not seeing any bodily injuries. "

You too have pulled a Baptist and refused to watch the video, If you had, you would know:
(1) that much of what is of probative value is only visible through high-powered NASA equipment;
(2) that examination by secular forensic experts has demonstrated that the Shroud was wrapped around a crucified man whose blood spatter and other bodily fluid patterns fit that diagnosis perfectly. And how would a Medieval forger gain access to an authentic ancient Roman flagrum used to beat Jesus and leave an accurate pattern to be expected from such abuse?

 

But people come to faith through the evidence of ADCs and NDEs which seem to have been very rare in Jesus' day. That is why I started a thread on ADCs and NDEs because these experiences provide evidence that is more compelling to the unchurched than the biblical witness to Jesus' resurrection.

 

Apparently neither you nor Baptists site members think so. You all have frozen like Bambi in the headlights at the apparent inconsistencies listed my new thread on the Gospel resurrection narrative; and all I asked for was a Baptist report of a detailed sequence of events during the period of Christ's appearances. Sigh! Well not to worry! I'll wait a few days and offer my view of this sequence.