Moses on acid trip when got Ten Commandments, says top academic
Moses was high on drugs when he received the Ten Commandments from God on Mt Sinai, a top Jewish academic
Moses was high on drugs when he received the Ten Commandments from God on Mt Sinai, a top Jewish academic has claimed.
Professor Benny Shannon said it was likely that stories in the Bible’s Old Testament were records of visions brought on by hallucinogenic plants, similar to a modern-day acid trip.
The psychology don at Jerusalem’s Hebrew University says the Bible’s stories suggest “ancient Israelites regarded psycho-active plants in high esteem”.
Professor Shannon claims Moses got high on a drink called ayahuasca, made out of potent plants that grow in southern Israel.
He said: “They constitute the key ingredients of one of the most powerful psychedelic substances in existence.”
The professor’s theory came after he tried the drink, which is still used in religious rituals by the Amazon people, and had similar visions. He claims five events in Moses’ life were inspired by the drug, including the Ten Commandments and the Burning Bush miracle.
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