Source: MSN
By Tia Ghose
Is it a medieval fake or a relic of Jesus Christ? A new analysis of DNA from the Shroud of Turin reveals that people from all over the world have touched the venerated garment.
“Individuals from different ethnic groups and geographical locations came into contact with the Shroud [of Turin] either in Europe (France and Turin) or directly in their own lands of origin (Europe, northeast Africa, Caucasus, Anatolia, Middle East and India),” study lead author Gianni Barcaccia, a geneticist at the University of Padua in Italy and lead author of the new study describing the DNA analysis, said in an email. “We cannot say anything more on its origin.”
The new findings don’t rule out either the notion that the long strip of linen is a medieval forgery or that it’s the true burial shroud of Jesus Christ, the researchers said.
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See the comments below, at the bottom of the page, for a fool proof theory on DNA analysis as it pertains to the shroud.
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There is a fool proof way to put this mystery to rest. One should have complete genetic analysis of the blood from the shroud and match it against the alleged graves of Jesus, may peace be on him and mother Mary.
A grave in Srinagar Kashmir has been claimed by Hazrat Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, the Founder of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community to be the grave of Jesus.
Likewise, a grave in Murree Pakistan is claimed in the folk lore to be the burial site of mother Mary.
Additionally, there are living people who claim to be direct descendants of Jesus and their DNA could be analyzed to solve this puzzle, as well. If politically influential people want to solve this mystery, rather than starting wars, they can.