Course Details
9800: The Shroud of Turin: History's Greatest Find or Fraud?
February 12-13
9:45 AM -
11:15 AM
Online
The cult of Christian relics is as old as the New Testament itself. However, the greatest relic of all is also the most controversial: The Shroud of Turin. The Shroud—a piece of cloth 4.4 meters long and 1.1 meters wide—is said to be the burial shroud of Jesus which, when viewed as a photographic negative, also reveals the face and body of the crucified Jesus. So, is the shroud one of history's most important finds or is it a forgery? In this lecture series we will review the New Testament stories about Jesus's burial, the history of Christian relics, the Catholic Church's reaction to the shroud, what modern science has to say about the shroud's dating and other continuing controversies. This study group has a high class size capacity.
Class Type: Lecture
Class Format: Online
Hours of Reading: No reading
Study Group Leader(s):
Jack DalbyJack Dalby is a retired Northern Virginia business owner who, for the past 14 years, has lectured on the topic of Early Christianity at the OLLIs at George Mason University, The College of William and Mary, and American University. His lecture series include discussions of "The Historical Jesus," "St. Paul and the First Christians," and "The Battle for Christ—Christianity's First 500 Years."