The Shroud of Turin, Empirical Artifacts, and the Resurrection of Jesus: A Historiographical, Medical, and Biblical-Theological Investigation

ARTICLE GUIDE

At a Glance

A guide to the article’s evaluation of the Shroud of Turin, scientific dating disputes, burial context, and its possible place alongside resurrection evidence.

What evidential role can a disputed artifact play?

Key Claims

• The article separates the minimal-facts historical case from the Shroud’s possible corroborative role.
• Textile, image, and forensic claims are examined alongside Second Temple burial practices.
• The 1988 radiocarbon result and proposed alternative dating methods form a disputed evidential question.
• Comparisons with the Sudarium of Oviedo are considered.
• The guide presents the article’s argument while keeping authenticity conditional.

Primary Textual Anchors

• The Gospel passion and burial narratives — the article’s canonical comparison.
• Romans 11 — the non-supersessionist promise-plan horizon.

Scripture Connections

The Gospel passion and burial narratives — the article’s canonical comparison. Romans 11 — the non-supersessionist promise-plan horizon.

Selected Scholarship

• Gary R. Habermas — minimal-facts and resurrection research.
• Michael R. Licona — historical method and resurrection.
• C. Behan McCullagh — criteria for historical explanation.
• Walter C. Kaiser Jr. — The Promise-Plan of God (2008).

Related Guides

• The Historical Bedrock of the Crucifixion
• Resurrection Evidence, Covenantal Fulfillment, and the Islamic Dilemma: An Academic and Exegetical Evaluation of Christ’s Resurrection in Christian–Muslim Polemics

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