The 1988 C-14 Dating Of The Shroud of Turin

By far the most thorough assessment of all available data pertaining to the 1988 carbon dating of the Shroud of Turin. This book should serve as a stern warning to all of us that a single datum should never be allowed to fly over the preponderance of data pointing in a different direction. August D Accetta, MD Founder of the Shroud Center of Southern California The author illuminates the uncertainty, confusion, irony and tragedy surrounding the carbon dating of the Shroud. Mark Antonacci, author of Resurrection of the Shroud and Testing the Shroud at the Atomic and Molecular Levels I can think of absolutely no one besides Joe Marino who would take the years of incredibly painstaking research necessary in order to assemble, compile, and record all of these data and minutia, plus many different interpretations from multiple angles. What a favor for those interested in Shroud of Turin enquiry! Gary Habermas, Ph.D, co-author, Verdict on the Shroud & The Shroud and the Controversy Shroud of Turin authority Joe Marino and his wife Sue Benford are credited with advancing the most important reason why many (including me) regard the 1988 carbon dating of the Shroud as fatally flawed--- namely, the fabric sample selected from a damaged/contaminated Shroud edge that had almost certainly been repaired by a Middle Ages textile artisan using the skill of invisible repair favored by kings to mend their favorite capes and blankets. The inexplicable twists and turns of the numerous meetings and arguments held between carbon dating specialists, Vatican officials, and Shroud scientists over a period of years somehow resulted in flawed decisions that left the Shroud dating open to controversy are challenging to follow, but Joe has exhaustively walked the trail for us through virtually all the meetings---both public and even many closed door---by quoting other participants so readers can see for themselves how the dating controversy evolved and remains, until more thorough tests are performed using samples uncontestedly from the original cloth using modern technologies. Ed Prior, retired NASA scientist Without doubt, what Joe Marino has documented and assembled here will quickly be acknowledged as the definitive reference on what actually occurred during the 1988 radiocarbon dating of the Shroud. A critical volume for every Shroud scholar. Barrie M. Schwortz, official Documenting Photographer for the 1978 Shroud of Turin Research Project Joe Marino has concisely articulated the many cautionary tales surrounding the Carbon-14 dating of the Shroud of Turin. This work, resounding with clarity, is a must-read for every serious inquirer into the Shroud's deep mysteries. Cheryl H. White, Ph.D., Professor of History, Shroud researcher