D. C. A. Hillman
Classics scholar with advanced degrees in classics and bacteriology who researches ancient pharmacology, mystery cults, and the role of drugs in antiquity; author of The Chemical Muse.
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Sep 25, 2024 • 2h 5min
Did Jesus Use Children as Drugs?
D. C. A. Hillman, a classics scholar with bacteriology training who studies ancient pharmacology, explores the Theriac and ritual drugs. He discusses encoded recipes, body-fluid medicines, ritual administration routes, and links between these compounds and biblical imagery. The conversation covers preparation, chronic dosing, and the ethical impossibility of recreating some ancient practices.
