The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross
A controversial 1970 book by John Marco Allegro arguing that early Christianity was rooted in psychedelic mushroom cults and fertility rituals, drawing on his work deciphering the Dead Sea Scrolls.
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"John Marco Allegro, the guy who wrote The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross — the guy who was on the Dead Sea Scrolls Commission, who was an ordained minister but also was agnostic — after 14 years of deciphering the Dead Sea Scrolls, he's like, 'I th..."
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"There's a great book called The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross. The John Marco Allegro book. He was one of the people brought on to decipher the Dead Sea Scrolls. He deciphered it for 14 years and writes this book where he believes the entire story..."
More from Joe Rogan →"I'm aware of The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross, but it's mainly etymological. That's the main argument. And it has been just torn to shreds."
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