Cannabis linked to Biblical healing

BBC News ^ | Monday, 6 January, 2003, 19:18 GMT | Editorial Staff

[vannrox]

Monday, 6 January, 2003, 19:18 GMT

Cannabis linked to Biblical healing

Many of the miracles concerned healing

Jesus Christ and his apostles may have used a

cannabis-based anointing oil to help cure people with crippling diseases, it has been claimed.

Researchers in the United States say the oil used in the early days of the Christian church contained a cannabis extract called kaneh- bosem.

They suggest the extract, which is absorbed into the body when placed on the skin, could have helped cure people with a variety of physical and mental problems.

The medical use of cannabis during that time is supported by archaeological records

Chris Bennet The author of the

article, published in the US drugs magazine High Times, says his findings are based on a study of scriptural texts.

Wide use

The article does not question the validity of the miracles reported in the Bible but rather examines whether the early Christian Church may have made use of substances with an active medical effect.

It does not rule out the role played by blind faith in Christ.

Chris Bennett said cannabis was widely used at the time to heal the sick.

"The medical use of cannabis during that time is supported by archaeological records."

He said the ancient anointing oil contained high levels of cannabis extract.

"The holy anointing oil, as described in the original Hebrew version of the recipe in Exodus, contained over six pounds of keneh-bosum - a substance identified by respected etymology, linguists anthropologists, botanists and other researchers as cannabis extracted into about six quarts of olive oil along with a variety of other fragrant herbs.

"The ancient annointed ones were literally drenched in this potent mixture."

Miracles

Mr Bennett suggested the drug may have played a role in some healing miracles carried out by Jesus and his disciples.

He wrote: "In the ancient world, diseases such as epilepsy were attributed to demonic possession.

"To cure somebody of such an illness, even with the aid of certain herbs was considered exorcism or miraculous healing.

Jesus often becomes the final hope for the pharmacologically impaired

JesusJournal.com

"Interestingly, cannabis

has been shown to be effective in the treatment of not only epilepsy but many of the other ailments that Jesus and the disciples healed people of such as skin diseases, eye problems and menstrual problems."

Mr Bennett said the findings suggested that it was unchristian to persecute people who used cannabis.

"If cannabis was one of the main ingredients of the ancient Christian anointing oil, as history indicates, and receiving this oil is what made Jesus the Christ and his followers Christians, then persecuting those who use cannabis could be considered anti-Christ."

However, Christian groups in the United States have rejected Mr Bennett's claims.

They have insisted that the arguments made in the article are lame.

In a response to the article published on JesusJournal.com, critics said: "As many of us know firsthand, Jesus often becomes the final hope for the pharmacologically impaired."

John Cunyus, the author of a book on Christian healing, said: "Well, the Bible does say that St. Stephen was stoned... but perhaps not in that sense!"

[vannrox]

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[RnMomof7]

File this next to the Mormon belief that Jesus had two wives...

[E=MC²]

So...the Creator of the Universe and all life within it and his apostles had to resort to mary-jane to produce miracles??? BWAHAHAHA.

[unspun]

Pro-Pot Group Challenges Bush Marijuana Policy (BARF ALERT)
Posted by Mr. Mojo to unspun
On News/Activism 01/11/2003 3:06 PM CST #260 of 261

420 Times

Some interesting stuff. Check out the article "Jesus healed using Cannabis."

[unspun]

Pro-Pot Group Challenges Bush Marijuana Policy (BARF ALERT)
Posted by unspun to Mr. Mojo
On News/Activism 01/11/2003 3:52 PM CST #261 of 261

"The anointing oil used by Jesus and his disciples contained..."

They have samples, huh?

Also, what was proscribed in the Bible is not to be confused with what the temple priests may have done by the time Israel became corrupt. They even sacrificed children to their gods of lust, eventually. (Hmm... sounds like America.)

But this does seem to show how drugs are matters of religious proportion to so many.

In fact the Bible equates the use of narcotics to occult shamanism, consistent with what we see in primitive cultures to this day. You may want to look up Web sites that show how the use of narcotics, "channelling," and demonism are linked.

[Servant of the Nine]

Cannabis PING

So9

[RnMomof7]

Ping! I did drug counseling for several years..when one of our clients used to rub Cannabis oil on his head all it did was put him promptly to sleep..he could not have "picked up his bed" ..or walked to the temple to show the Rabbis :>)

[Elsie]

published in the US drugs magazine High Times, says his findings are based on a study of scriptural texts. ......

The holy anointing oil, as described in the original Hebrew version of the recipe in Exodus, contained over six pounds of keneh-bosum - a substance identified by respected etymology, linguists anthropologists, botanists and other researchers as cannabis extracted into about six quarts of olive oil along with a variety of other fragrant herbs. "

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UHhhh.....

Would that be in the 'restored' version like the LDS organization has now??

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KJV Exodus 30:22-33
 22.  Moreover the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
 23.  Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred shekels, and of sweet cinnamon half so much, even two hundred and fifty shekels, and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty shekels,
 24.  And of cassia five hundred shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary, and of oil olive an hin:
 25.  And thou shalt make it an oil of holy ointment, an ointment compound after the art of the apothecary: it shall be an holy anointing oil.
 26.  And thou shalt anoint the tabernacle of the congregation therewith, and the ark of the testimony,
 27.  And the table and all his vessels, and the candlestick and his vessels, and the altar of incense,
 28.  And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot.
 29.  And thou shalt sanctify them, that they may be most holy: whatsoever toucheth them shall be holy.
 30.  And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.
 31.  And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, This shall be an holy anointing oil unto me throughout your generations.
 32.  Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make any other like it, after the composition of it: it is holy, and it shall be holy unto you.
 33.  Whosoever compoundeth any like it, or whosoever putteth any of it upon a stranger, shall even be cut off from his people.

etymology = origin of words

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Topics: Cal'amus

 

Text:  the Latin for cane, Hebrew Kaneh, mentioned (Ex. 30:23) as one of the ingredients in the holy anointing oil, one of the sweet scents (Cant. 4:14), and among the articles sold in the markets of Tyre (Ezek. 27:19). The word designates an Oriental plant called the "sweet flag," the Acorus calamus of Linnaeus. It is elsewhere called "sweet cane" (Isa. 43:24; Jer. 6:20). It has an aromatic smell, and when its knotted stalk is cut and dried and reduced to powder, it forms an ingredient in the most precious perfumes. It was not a native of Palestine, but was imported from Arabia Felix or from India. It was probably that which is now known in India by the name of "lemon grass" or "ginger grass," the Andropogon schoenanthus.

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Topics: Cas'sia.

 

Text: 

 

(1.) Hebrew kiddah', i.e., "split." One of the principal spices of the holy anointing oil (Ex. 30:24), and an article of commerce (Ezek. 27:19). It is the inner bark of a tree resembling the cinnamon (q.v.), the Cinnamomum cassia of botanists, and was probably imported from India.

 

(2.) Hebrew pl. ketzi'oth (Ps. 45:8). Mentioned in connection with myrrh and aloes as being used to scent garments. It was probably prepared from the peeled bark, as the Hebrew word suggests, of some kind of cinnamon.

[Elsie]

Mr Bennett said the findings suggested that it was unchristian to persecute people who used cannabis.

"If cannabis was one of the main ingredients of the ancient Christian anointing oil, as history indicates, and receiving this oil is what made Jesus the Christ and his followers Christians, then persecuting those who use cannabis could be considered anti-Christ."

 

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Hey dude!  It works for me!!

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Too bad he indicates he knows NOTHING about the Bible!!

 

1. It was a JEWISH oil, not CHRISTIAN,

2. IF receiving OIL MAKES you a CHRISTIAN, then my CAR is the POPE!

3. HERE is the definition of Anti-Christ!

 

KJV 1 John 2:21-26
 21.  I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
 22.  Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
 23.  Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [but] he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
 24.  Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.
 25.  And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.
 26.  These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.

 

 

KJV 2 John 1:7
 7.  For many deceivers are entered into the world, who confess not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist.

[Stefan Stackhouse]

God, in his providence, has blessed mankind with many herbs that have medicinal properties. It may indeed be that some plants of the cannibas family have some medicinal value. So do some plants of the poppy and coca families. Of course, all of these can also be terribly abused, as we all know. I suspect that most of those making the case for the medicinal uses of cannibas have no real interest in using it for that purpose. . . they've got other uses in mind.

[anniegetyourgun]

Waddaload.

[RnMomof7]

So you think Jesus healed with Pot and not the power of God?

[vannrox]

Very excellent comment. I applaud your research.

[Elsie]

Heck, ANYBODY can do it. Just do a little search, using the right words.

[A.J.Armitage]

Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord (James 5:14)

[unspun]

Now there is some relevant research!

BTW, the continuted discussion with Mr. Mojo below, so that he is not impuned in this thread:

To: unspun You may want to look up Not necessary; I believe you. I just thought that you'd find both the site and the article amusing. But understand that marijuana is not considered a narcotic. It's a hallucinogen, although that's not an entirely accurate description either. 262 posted on 01/11/2003 4:04 PM CST by Mr. Mojo [ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 261 | View Replies | Report Abuse ] To: Mr. Mojo Not necessary; I believe you. I just thought that you'd find both the site and the article amusing. But understand that marijuana is not considered a narcotic. It's a hallucinogen, although that's not an entirely accurate description either. Thanks for the explication. Also a euphoiric. Perhaps not narcotic by a very narrow definition, but certainly by a commonly used definition. Just the kind of thing that should be readily available to all our family, friends and neighbors. ( ') (, ) narcotic adj 1: of or relating to or designating narcotics; "narcotic addicts"; "narcotic stupor" 2: inducing stupor or narcosis; "narcotic drugs" [syn: narcotizing] 3: inducing mental lethargy; "a narcotic speech" [syn: soporiferous, soporific] n : a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University

[Stefan Stackhouse]

No, that's not what I'm saying. I'm just saying that for we ordinary folk, God in his providence has provided some plants with healing properties. I don't know if cannibas is one of those or not -- it may be. The healings that Jesus did were real miracles, by the power of God. Even if he did use natural things as a part of that (mud on the eyes, for example), they were still miracles of God.

[Seti 1]

I think a careful reading of scripture would show that Christ voted Republican and drove an SUV.

[exnavy]

Nah, it was totally a God thing.