Could Ancient Cannabis Oil Be the Secret Behind Jesus’ Miracles?
JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty ImagesOne historian who believes this theory claims that forbidding cannabis use is inherently anti-Christian.
Bennett further cites the work of a little-known Polish etymologist Sula Benet. In 1936, Benet demonstrated that the root of the word “Kan” translates to “hemp” or “reed,” while the “bosom” translates to aromatic.
Most historians believe that “keneh-bosm” refers to the root extract calamus, which is used for its medicinal purposes to this day. But Benet claims that this is the result of a simple mistranslation, which she argues occurred sometime during the third century.
The theory that “keneh-bosm” refers to cannabis in the Bible naturally has its skeptics. Lytton John Musselman, a Professor of Botany at Old Dominion University who’s familiar with the theory, maintains that the correct translation of “keneh-bosm” is the original one — calamus.
Musselman also asserts that the medicinal properties of calamus align with the healing benefits of the anointing oil that’s described in the Bible. He explains:
“Calamus is a very important component of Ayurvedic medicine and has been shown to have efficacy. For example, in Sri Lanka it is available in any herbal remedy shop and also universally grown in home gardens. The North American species was and is so important to Native Americans in the Northeast that land with natural populations is highly sought after.”
Regardless, people the world over love to think that Jesus was a toker. Indeed, the Stoner Jesus Bible Study in Colorado insists that: “Jesus was peaceful and loving. He went from house to house and was always accepted. Only a stoner could do that.”
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