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I watched it earlier this week. What struck me most is the attitude of the 3D modeler. He was visibly changed by this and was almost moved to tears a few times during this program. The work that he and his team put into this was quite thorough and lots of background on the shroud was included in the show. I found it very interesting.

I found it very interesting as well, and I too noticed his tears.

I for one believe this is the shroud that covered Jesus, I see no reason not to, and there is nothing on that shroud to prove it is false.

It was not painted, it is a visual of a man who was crucified. Only a resurrection energy could have caused that imprint to happen, that's Jesus.

I believe his mother saved that shroud, as any grieving mother would and it was passed down to her family.

There is no reason to believe that GOD would care if we knew what he looked like in the human. None that I can see.

Do believers need this to have the faith in our Lord Jesus? NO.

There was a documentary on the Shroud of Turin some years ago. One of the chief investigators was a Jewish academic from the U.S. (Columbia University, I think) who was brought onto the team specifically for his expertise in some critical subject matter (maybe Middle Eastern archaeology and history).

At the end of the program the narrator asked him -- after all of the investigative work had been done -- what his final determination about the origin of the Shroud was. He wouldn't answer the question directly and tried to defer it by saying he was only an expert on some matters and wasn't brought on board to render a professional opinion, but the narrator didn't let up on him.

Finally, he said quietly: "I believe this is the burial shroud of Jesus Christ."

The narrator was stunned, and had to gather his thoughts for a few moments before asking him: "Do you understand the personal implications of what you've just said to me?"

The guy smiled very weakly, nodded, and said something to the effect of: "There was no other conclusion to reach about this relic; I'll be thinking long and hard about those personal implications."

He was visibly changed by this and was almost moved to tears a few times during this program.

I agree. I saw the special. Beyond the Shroud itself, was the underlying sense of how it changes people. Several of the scientists were from STURP. I find it amazing that having come into contact with it once, it has become such a big part of their lives for more than 20 years now. The 3-d animator touched me deeply as he found out more and more what this broken body before him had been through. I got as much out of seeing how the Shroud changed these people as much as I did from the information presented. This is worth watching just for those reasons.