[Dr. Eckleburg]

To what end would Christ have “imposed His image on the shroud?” For what purpose?

I note you capitalized “Image.” That should tell you something about taking your eye off the prize.

We believe and are saved by grace through faith, both of which are unseen but real. Unlike the shroud, which is seen and not real.

[wagglebee]

To what end would Christ have “imposed His image on the shroud?” For what purpose?

I can think of any number of reasons, but it WOULD NOT have been accidental.

I note you capitalized “Image.”

That was a typo.

We believe and are saved by grace through faith, both of which are unseen but real.

The Gospels and early chapters of Acts demonstrate that this was not always the case.

[Swordmaker]

To what end would Christ have “imposed His image on the shroud?” For what purpose?

For what purpose did Jesus Christ appear to his disciples after the crucifixion? Leaving the Shroud behind perhaps is another form of a Gospel. A means of spreading the Word and bringing more people to God.