Product Details

• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: A&E Home Video
• VHS Release Date: November 11, 1998
• Run Time: 50 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: 6303560261
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #328,415 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The Shroud of Turin, long thought to be Jesus Christ's burial garment, has inspired the faithful for centuries. But one very important question remains is it authentic, or merely a medieval forgery? Since it first appeared in 1357, the Shroud, a yellowed linen cloth that bears the faint image of a crucified man, has prompted one of the greatest detective stories of modern times. Now, ANCIENT MYSTERIES tackles the enigma of the Shroud with an in-depth examination of the garment and its history. Through numerous scientific tests, conflicting and sometimes shocking results have kept its true origins a mystery, but startling new evidence suggests that the shroud may have actually covered the body of Christ. Get an up-close look at the famed Shroud, and examine the results of the test that seem to prove it is genuine.

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Weak Treatment of Shroud, June 4, 2000

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J. Kessler (Chicago) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ancient Mysteries: Shroud of Turin [VHS] (VHS Tape)

According to the description, I expected this video to go in depth with the latest scientific inquiries into the nature of the shroud. I was hoping it would even discuss the now-defunc 1988 carbon dating of the shroud. However, this video is so old that it appears to have been made prior to the 1988 carbon dating - they do not even tell you the results at the end. This video is woefully out of date and ends up sounding more like a badly-produced high-school science video. The discussion centers more around how carbon dating works, and less around how that matters in the authentication of the shroud. I think they pieced this video together from several other programs since only 1/4 of deals directly with the shroud. Also, the video quality is poor.