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The DNA of God?: Newly Discovered Secrets of the Shroud of Turin

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This book was totally fascinating. It shows the history of the shroud and of what the body of Christ suffered during the crucifixion. However, the main focus of the book is that the carbon-dating results were flawed because of bacteria on the shroud. I have read several books about the shroud since this one and recent information has come to light supporting the fact that the carbon-dating was wrong. I highly recommend this book..

One of the most talked about and yet least understood of the
world's religious relics is the shroud of turin. In this book, the
"DNA Of God", Dr. Leoncio Garza-Valdes draws upon his skill and
knowledge as a medical doctor and as a professor of microbiology in
order to present to us a fascinating scientific analysis of this
Holy Shroud.

He successfully refutes the common notion that the age of the
burial cloth is of recent origin. Garza-Valdes rejects the carbon-14
dates as inaccurate due to microscopic bacteria and fungi which has
formed on the cloth over the years. This contamination formed a
"bioplastic" coating that spread as the bacteria used the blood on
the shroud for food and energy to expand. He supplies us with eight
color photographs of his indepth work.

The image on the shroud is that of a male, approximately 5'11" tall
and weighing around 175 pounds. He has shoulder length hair that
is parted in the middle, with a moustache and forked beard. The
documented wounds from the shroud are an exact replica of the gospel
records account of the beatings, piercings, and crucifiction of Jesus
of Nazarath.

One thought that I found extremely interesting is the blood evidence.
Although 95% of the blood on the shroud is bacteria laiden, the 5%
that was able to be tested resulted in a concensus that the blood group
was "AB". This is rare indeed. Less that 3% of the worlds population
is presently AB, but it is 600% more common for Jews living in northern
Palestine, according to the author.

Is the shroud of turin the burial cloth of Jesus Christ? I for one
am convinced!

For more on this subject, please refer to the exellent DVD entitled:
"The Fabric of Time".

An exceptionally great read with respect to the author's presentation of scientific data concerning the Shroud of Turin.

Although Garza-Valdez disputed the original Carbon 14 data, which has since been proven by Joe Marino and Sue Benford to be contamination of the linen sample with cotton threads, I was disappointed with the second set of DNA markers.

There should have been 10 genetic markers between 11 and 20; yet there were only 9 (GGACAGGT*C). I also wondered why some present the blood of Jesus as AB, where it was originally tested by Adler, the Porphrin Chemist on the Shroud team, and found to be AB-? AB- blood is rarer than AB+.

Aside from these minute facts, I thought Garza-Valdez presented an amazing scientific view of the Shroud.

Best,

Angel