In the ensuing two years it would seem that no one has actually done a C14 test - or released the results if they have. The language has also morphed from Aramaic to Syriac all of which makes things highly suspicious.
As the church has shown with the shroud of Turin gullible fools will line up to see a "mystery" but a "fake?" Not so much. Better to retain the air of "mystery." "Believed to be 1,500 years old" will get the turnstiles clicking in the museum!
As the church has shown with the shroud of Turin gullible fools will line up to see a "mystery" but a "fake?" Not so much. Better to retain the air of "mystery." "Believed to be 1,500 years old" will get the turnstiles clicking in the museum!