An Encounter with the Shroud of Turin

Introduction

Press Release

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Biography of Russ Breault

Introduction

Could an ancient Jewish linen cloth be the actual burial shroud of Jesus?  Could the Shroud of Turin be a document of the crucifixion?  Is that even possible? Or is it nothing more than a medieval hoax?

For hundreds of years this ancient linen cloth etched with the faint image of a crucified man has mystified millions.  It continues to speak from centuries past challenging us to unlock its many secrets.  Nearly every scientific regimen has been employed to unravel the mystery and yet it remains unsolved. 

Shroud Encounter is a dramatic big-screen experience.  Each clue is revealed and examined like a CSI Investigation leading deeper into its maze of mystery and intrigue.  

Explore this profound enigma with Russ Breault, one of the world’s leading experts captivating audiences coast to coast and seen in numerous documentaries including The History Channel, Discovery and CBS.

Don’t miss Shroud Encounter! 

Press Release

The highly acclaimed SHROUD ENCOUNTER will be coming to St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church located at 100 Oak Drive South in Lake Jackson, TX.  Saturday, July 29 at 7:00 PM will feature CSI Jerusalem--a comprehensive examination of the Shroud of Turin.  Sunday, July 30 at 6:00 PM will feature Secrets of the Man Clothed in Linen which explores the prophetic aspects of the Shroud found in Isaiah, Ezekiel, and Daniel. 

Both presentations are fast-moving, big-screen experiences using over 200 images. The program is a production of the Shroud of Turin Education Project, Inc. and will be presented by international expert Russ Breault.

Mr. Breault has been featured in several national documentaries seen on CBS, History Channel EWTN and Discovery.  He has been interviewed for Good Morning America and ABC World News Tonight and was a consultant for CNN’s Finding Jesus series. He has presented at numerous colleges and universities including Duke, West Point, Johns Hopkins, Penn State and many others. See www.ShroudEncounter.com for more info.

The Shroud of Turin is the most analyzed artifact in the world yet remains a mystery. The 14-foot-long linen cloth that has been in Turin, Italy for over 400 years and bears the faint front and back image of a 5'10" bearded, crucified man with apparent wounds and bloodstains that match the crucifixion account as recorded in the bible. Millions of people over the centuries have believed it be the actual burial shroud of Jesus.

A team of nearly 40 scientists in 1981 concluded it was not the work of an artist. They found no visible trace of paint, pigment, dye or other artistic substances on the cloth. The blood is type AB with human male DNA as determined in 1995. Skeptics have mounted numerous attempts to show how a medieval artist could have produced the image, but all have been inadequate to fully explain how it was formed.

The Shroud was largely dismissed in 1988 when three carbon dating labs indicated a medieval origin. However chemical research published in a peer reviewed scientific journal in 2005 showed that the single sample cut from the outside corner edge may not have been part of the original Shroud material. In violation of the sampling protocol, only one sample was used for dating and was cut from the most handled area of the cloth, an area that should have been avoided. The sample may have been part of a section that was repaired sometime during the Middle Ages. Many scientists now believe the carbon dating result is inconclusive.  

Adding more doubt to the carbon dating tests, as published in 2013 by scientists with Padua University in Italy, new chemical and mechanical analysis performed on a dozen other linen samples up to 5,000 years old indicate a comparative date range for the Shroud of 280 BC to 220 AD.

The mystery continues. National Geographic called it "One of the most perplexing enigmas of modern times."  SHROUD ENCOUNTER will cover all aspects of the history, science, art and theories of how the image may have been formed.

Day 1 (Sat. July 29)

Day 2 (Sunday, July 30)

Biography of Russ Breault

RUSS BREAULT has been researching and lecturing on The Shroud of Turin for over 30 years. His highly acclaimed presentation known as Shroud Encounter makes use of over 200 superb images and unfolds like a CSI investigation.

Russ Breault has presented to hundreds of audiences from New York to Hawaii. College and university presentations include Duke, Johns Hopkins, Penn State, Cal State, West Point, and many others.

He has appeared in several nationally televised documentaries including Mysteries of the Ancient World on CBS.  Most recently, he appeared in the highly acclaimed, Uncovering the Face of Jesus —A two-hour documentary on The History Channel. Mr. Breault was both advisor and a primary expert for this groundbreaking program. He was a primary expert for EWTN’s documentary, The Holy Winding Sheet. He has also been interviewed for Good Morning America, World News Tonight and was a consultant for CNN’s Finding Jesus episode on the Shroud.

He is a key consultant to Museum of the Bible in Washington DC for the development of a high-tech interactive exhibit on the Shroud opening in 2022.

He hosted and produced 12 episodes of The Shroud Report, half-hour interview shows with the world's leading experts.

He has participated in over a dozen international research symposiums since 1981 and three public exhibitions in Turin, Italy in 1998, 2000 and 2010.

He is a long-time member of the Shroud Science Group, an international consortium of scientists and scholars dedicated to further research.

Mr. Breault is the president and founder of the Shroud of Turin Education Project Inc., the mission of which is to: “Advance the knowledge of the shroud to a new generation.” 

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