r/europe • u/JackRogers3 • 2d ago

News Newly discovered document adds evidence that Shroud of Turin is not Jesus' crucifixion shroud

https://www.euronews.com/culture/2025/08/29/newly-discovered-document-adds-evidence-that-shroud-of-turin-is-not-jesus-crucifixion-shro
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u/Kradara_ 1d ago edited 1d ago

Jesus of Nazareth the person actually did exist though.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jesus

Virtually all modern scholars of antiquity agree that Jesus existed historically.[g]

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u/HenryTheWho Slovakia 1d ago

Outside of bible, there is very little evidence to support that claim

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u/Otsde-St-9929 1d ago

But there is some evidence though and to have two independent sources at all is very unusual

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u/HenryTheWho Slovakia 1d ago

If you are referring to Flavius(born 37AD) and Tacitus(born 52AD) than those could be hardly considered a primary source if they are describing events that supposedly happened generation or two before they were even born

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u/Otsde-St-9929 1d ago

Perhaps I am being sloppy with terms but I think the sources are quite good quality for someone so long ago.