Was Christianity a Psychedelic Mushroom Cult?

Was Christianity a Psychedelic Mushroom Cult?

"The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross" is a controversial book written by John Marco Allegro, a scholar who was part of the international team that originally worked on the Dead Sea Scrolls. The book was first published in 1970.

In the book, Allegro argues that Christianity began as a mushroom fertility cult, suggesting that the religion’s roots are entwined with the use of a psychoactive substance, the Amanita muscaria mushroom. He theorizes that the mythology and symbolism of the Bible, specifically the Old Testament, have their basis in the fertility rituals that involved the consumption of this hallucinogenic mushroom.

His theories are based on a philological analysis of Sumerian and Akkadian cuneiform texts, where he proposed that words denoting divinity and fertility in the ancient Near East have their roots in words related to mushrooms and their effects. This includes the hypothesis that Jesus Christ was not a historical figure but a personification of the mushroom and its life-giving properties.

It's worth noting that Allegro's ideas were met with criticism and controversy from both the academic community and religious institutions. His interpretations of the cuneiform texts, as well as his overall thesis, have been widely challenged and are not accepted in mainstream biblical scholarship or archaeology.

Source: Allegro, John Marco. "The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross: A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East." Hodder & Stoughton, 1970.

[timothycox]

What about people who have had experiences in line with Bible teachings that have never used mushrooms?

[sensokami]

OPEN THE BIBLE AND READ.
JESUS IS KING

[bobmark]

This is an absolute lie and is just funny to see how wrong it is 💀

[Trzy]

Allegros theory is completely debunked All he did was take words from the dead Sea scrolls. Claim that their mispronounced to make those words meaning mushrooms. Thousands of scholars have debunked this. He even apologized and stopped producing the book

[joedime]

That's why he was fired and the scrolls didn't get released till 1985. There were two others that were fired as well.

[PlaviStrumf]

god is in the mushroom, that is why in Serbian/Bosnian/Croat it is called Bozic for Christmas (little god) and those Balkan languages spawned other European languages all the way to Sweden and england.With Sumerian ties.Its all about language, and boy does the mushroom know language ...it is the catalyst that spawned it in the first place as in stoned ape theory

[WealthGod]

Question Everything 👁️ if you seek truth . Peace and blessings to all regardless of your race or religion.

[SantoXll]

That was on a trip and never came back

[rb.]

So that lately born european, Allegro, is the one wjo had the truth about that religion which appears long ago? Rubbish!

[icecoldthegeneral]

Well whatever mushrooms 🍄 they were on, I wouldn't mind being on it. 😂. Because ain't nothing in the Bible badd. He must had alot of FAITH & HAPPINESS 😅

[victorwolf]

Im muslim and I believe jesus peace on him he was real

[TheSilverTurbo]

Bro is saying that a mushroom got crucified and apparently has saved my life because that is what the story book says or thomthin

[Clappenator]

Sound like the devil is trying to decieve people.

[hundredbandzbulls]

He also made up Sumerian words to try to fit that narrative hebrews and Greeks came from Sumer………. Let me guess he was telling the truth even when he lied?🤣