The Shroud of Turin is believed to be the burial cloth of Jesus. Radiocarbon dating suggested a medieval origin, but blood evidence complicates this view. Dr. Jeremiah Johnston indicated the presence of type AB blood, defined as Semitic and male, on the Shroud, ruling out the possibility of animal blood or a hoax. Testing revealed both premortem and postmortem blood, an anomaly in natural decomposition, which some interpret as evidence for resurrection. Further analyses confirmed additional antigens, reinforcing the claims of it being human blood.
'The Shroud has type AB blood, identified as Semitic, present in only six percent of the population, confirmed as human and male, ruling out animal blood or a hoax,' Dr Johnston said.
'You would have to actually kill someone if you were trying to reproduce the shroud because we have premortem and postmortem blood all over the shroud,' said Dr Johnston.
The presence of both pre- and post-mortem blood on the Shroud is unusual, suggesting processes inconsistent with natural decomposition, interpreted by some as aligning with resurrection accounts.
Subsequent testing also detected M, N, and S antigens in blood from the foot area, confirming the blood was unquestionably human.
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