Most consumed drug in the world may have been used (as oil) by Jesus in his miracles, experts say. The theory is controversial.
For some, it is a mere curiosity, without concrete foundation; For others, it may be the key to opening the door of millennial spiritual practices and the way they were reflected in the figure of Jesus.
The theory is not new and has been defended a few years ago by a group of researchers, authors, and of course in pro-cancer circles around the world. Together they argue that Jesus and his apostles used cannabis oil in the anointing rituals and even the alleged healing miracles reported in the Bible.
The debate gained traction especially due to a passage from the Old Testament, more specifically, where the recipe for the “Sacred Oil of Anointing” It is described by God to Moses.
“The Lord also told Moses: Choose yourself the best aromatic plants, about six pounds of the best myrrh, about three pounds of aromatic cinnamon, about six pounds of cassia, heavy according to the official weight of the sanctuary, and three liters of olive oil. of consecration ”
The original text mentions myrrh, cinnamon, cassia, olive oil and a herb called q’aneh-bosm. It is precisely this last ingredient that some academics consider it to be a reference to cannabis.
The theory retreats 1936., Remember the. The Polaca Ethimologist Sula Benet He shocked believers in arguing that the expression “Keneh-Bosm” had been poorly translated in the third century. He said the radical “kan” means “hemp” and that “Bosm” corresponds to “aromatic”. Instead of Calamus (the aromatic plant usually accepted as translation), the biblical text could be referring to cannabis, the researcher admitted.
On the other hand, Lytton John Musselman, professor of botany at Old Dominion University, rejects the association between the biblical term and cannabis, and ensures that the correct translation remains calamus, a plant with recognized medicinal properties, still used in Ayurvedic medicine, found in natural products such as Sri Lanka and used native North America communities.
