Gad Barnea

Yeah, so I think the best way is through my academia page. I'll give you the link and you can post it if you want. And my book that just came out, edited book with articles, my article, but also several of my colleagues. We have 19 people contributing to this. And that's a lot that focuses on Yahwism, really on the history of Yahwism, the early history of Yahwism in the Achaemenid period.

uh so that's a book that's that's uh available for free download so it's open access uh if you want a physical copy you have to pay for it but obviously it's physical copy uh but you can download the entire book for free uh from the website that's amazing yeah that was really important for me to to be able to um to make it available uh for free for people to just download and read

uh so that's a book that's that's uh available for free download so it's open access uh if you want a physical copy you have to pay for it but obviously it's physical copy uh but you can download the entire book for free uh from the website that's amazing yeah that was really important for me to to be able to um to make it available uh for free for people to just download and read

uh so that's a book that's that's uh available for free download so it's open access uh if you want a physical copy you have to pay for it but obviously it's physical copy uh but you can download the entire book for free uh from the website that's amazing yeah that was really important for me to to be able to um to make it available uh for free for people to just download and read

And that was made available through a very generous donation or assistance from the Gutenberg University, the Georg August University in Göttingen, and Professor Reinhard Krautz, who is the co-editor of this book, with me. And so they were able to sponsor this open access to the book, so people can read it and just download it for free.

And that was made available through a very generous donation or assistance from the Gutenberg University, the Georg August University in Göttingen, and Professor Reinhard Krautz, who is the co-editor of this book, with me. And so they were able to sponsor this open access to the book, so people can read it and just download it for free.

And that was made available through a very generous donation or assistance from the Gutenberg University, the Georg August University in Göttingen, and Professor Reinhard Krautz, who is the co-editor of this book, with me. And so they were able to sponsor this open access to the book, so people can read it and just download it for free.

Yeah, it's not my field. I'm not. Yeah. So I can't talk about this.

Yeah, it's not my field. I'm not. Yeah. So I can't talk about this.

Yeah, it's not my field. I'm not. Yeah. So I can't talk about this.

I won't talk to the second part of the question, only the first one. So the first one, early drug use. I mean, I'm sure that drug use was played a part in practically all early cultic forms. So, yeah, I mean... To a certain degree. I mean, when we say drugs, we just say, you know, all kinds of mind altering. Sure.

I won't talk to the second part of the question, only the first one. So the first one, early drug use. I mean, I'm sure that drug use was played a part in practically all early cultic forms. So, yeah, I mean... To a certain degree. I mean, when we say drugs, we just say, you know, all kinds of mind altering. Sure.

I won't talk to the second part of the question, only the first one. So the first one, early drug use. I mean, I'm sure that drug use was played a part in practically all early cultic forms. So, yeah, I mean... To a certain degree. I mean, when we say drugs, we just say, you know, all kinds of mind altering. Sure.

And even, I mean, even just certain herbs that you can consume without any.

And even, I mean, even just certain herbs that you can consume without any.

And even, I mean, even just certain herbs that you can consume without any.

That's right. I mean, yeah, exactly. So I think that, I mean, I'm not saying that religion came from that, but that was a part of the development of religion and the way to communicate with the divine. So clearly when you're consuming certain substances, even natural substances,

That's right. I mean, yeah, exactly. So I think that, I mean, I'm not saying that religion came from that, but that was a part of the development of religion and the way to communicate with the divine. So clearly when you're consuming certain substances, even natural substances,

That's right. I mean, yeah, exactly. So I think that, I mean, I'm not saying that religion came from that, but that was a part of the development of religion and the way to communicate with the divine. So clearly when you're consuming certain substances, even natural substances,

that you're consuming that cause you to hallucinate and to kind of enter this state where you are communicating with the divine or that you're seeing visions. Of course, these play a role in practically every cultic system to a certain degree.