Seeing Inscriptions on the Shroud of Turin: The Role of Psychological Influences in the Perception of Writing.

ABSTRACT: The Shroud of Turin (hereafter the Shroud) is one of the most widely known and widely studied artifacts in existence, with enormous historical and religious significance. For years, the Shroud has inspired worldwide interest in images on its fabric which appear to be of the body and face of a man executed in a manner consistent with crucifixion, and many believe that these images were formed in the Shroud's fibers during the Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. But, more recently, other reports have suggested that the Shroud also contains evidence of inscriptions, and these reports have been used to add crucial support to the view that the Shroud is the burial cloth of Jesus. Unfortunately, these reports of inscriptions are based on marks that are barely visible on the Shroud, even when imag

SUBMITTER: Jordan TR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4624961 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature