For some believers, including Rolfe, the outline of Jesus’ body was miraculously imprinted onto the fabric when he was resurrected over 2,000 years ago.
‘I am convinced [the Shroud of Turin] is authentic. I personally have no doubt,’ said Rolfe, who recently released a new documentary called ‘Who Can He Be?’
Last year, backed by his film company, Rolfe opened up a $1 million prize to anyone who could reproduce the shroud with all of its ‘characteristics.’
By ‘characteristics,’ he refers to the imprint of the wounded man.
For some believers, including Rolfe, the outline of Jesus’ body was miraculously imprinted onto the fabric when he was resurrected over 2,000 years ago.
The shroud also does not show signs of ink or dye that would suggest it was a fake—no visible trace of any paint, ink, dye, stain, or pigments.
‘Contestants must match both the pattern of bloodstains seen on the Shroud of Turin and the composition of blood, including hemoglobin, bilirubin, immunoglobulin, and albumin,’ according to the rules of the challenge.
‘In addition, the largest bloodstains should exhibit surrounding areas of ultraviolet fluorescence as noted on the Shroud.
‘When light and shade are reversed as in a photographic negative, the image must appear as a realistic and anatomically accurate representation of a body.’
Trendi NEWS24 gathered that no one in Rolfe’s native Britain had claimed the prize.
‘No one has come forward either from America to claim it,’ Trendi NEWS24 gathered.
‘Once they realize what the actual image characteristics are on the cloth, they quickly realize that they can’t reproduce it,’ Trendi NEWS24 gathered.
