The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross: A Study of the Nature and Origins of Christianity Within the Fertility Cults of the Ancient Near East
Written by John M. Allegro
Narrated by Martyn Swain
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John M. Allegro
John M. Allegro was an English archaeologist and scholar of the Dead Sea Scrolls. He served in the Royal Navy during World War II before studying Hebrew and Greek at Manchester University. In 1968, his translations of scripture commentary known as pesharim were published as Discoveries in the Judaean Desert of Jordan V: 4Q158-4Q186. He resigned his post at the Faculty of Theology at Manchester University shortly before the publication of The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross in 1970.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book is horny af! lol where I am by no means an expert in this field I grew up studying Christianity quite thoroughly and can definitely see some possibilities in the similarities between Christianity and these mushroom fertility cults. An interesting thought prevoking read.