I am convinced the Shroud is His burial cloth and the image was burned into it when He converted back to His true form aka rose from the dead.
We probably don’t have even an inkling of the nature of “matter” that makes up an immortal resurrected form (one which by definition is not subject to entropy), but conversion from our matter to that “matter” could very well involve a release of a LOT of energy that might just etch an image into anything in proximity (c.f. the “shadows” cast be people onto stone walls at Hiroshima).
You might be on to something. Shadows of three dimensional beings are two dimensional. "Shadows" of four dimensional beings should be three dimensional. Perhaps this "3D" image is some sort of manifestation of that.
I strongly think our Lord is a multi-dimensional being, if you want to strive and place a limited human understanding on the nature of God.
Mr. GG2 and I agree with you and we would project even further that this intense burst of light or energy which left the “photograph” of Christ on the Shroud was due to Jesus resurrection and basically passing into a parallel universe which is Heaven.
We are revisiting the book of Thomas. Especially where he says to the effect of look for me by lifting a board or a stone.
Piytar:
You said “... the image was burned into it when He converted back to His true form aka rose from the dead.”
I remember a discussion with an elder in the church I belong to about the Shroud. He put forth a similar reasoning for how it was created, along the lines of: “The image was imbedded in the Shroud as it fell through Jesus’ body at the moment of resurrection.”
Sans-Culotte: You stated:
“I think it is, too. However, before the naysayers come in, my faith is not based on whether or not the Shroud is genuine.”
I agree with you. I believe that the Shoud is real, but my Christian faith is NOT based upon whether or not the Shroud is real. It is based upon my belief in the resurrection of Jesus and his promise to us.
There are two show I’ve seen on tv that have dealt with the Shroud that are quite good. One deals with an examination of the Shroud as a 3D image and a computer analysis of it that is used to recreate a computer generated image of Jesus. The second is a show where a bust of Jesus’ head is created using 3D imaging technique and a one of the new “printers” that carves solid objects.
And I remember a third show about the face clothe that covered Jesus’ face before burial. The clothe is at a monastery in Spain and records of it being there go back to around 900 AD. The image on the face clothe was super-imposed over the face image on the Shoud and there is an exact match.
Bingo.