Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2016-08-01
Joe Rogan & Duncan Trussell: books mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience #828
#828 - Duncan Trussell
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Duncan Trussell discussed The Book of John by Lin Johnson and The Bhagavad Gita by Jack Hawley. Joe Rogan discussed The sacred mushroom and the cross by John Marco Allegro.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Book of John
The Book of John is a canonical New Testament gospel known for its distinct focus on the theological nature of Jesus and his divine identity.
Discussed“one of my favorite uh in the New Testament my favorite gospel is the Book of John and the very beginning of the book of John is some of the trick I [ __ ] you'll ever read”
Where to get it
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The Bhagavad Gita
The Bhagavad Gita is a revered ancient spiritual and philosophical text that addresses duty, action, and human existence through a dialogue between the prince Arjuna and Lord Krishna.
Discussed“but so then but you get this is man this is the [ __ ] babad Gita because the babad Gita starts with a warrior R June looking out on this uh this [ __ ] massive Army”
Where to get it
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The sacred mushroom and the cross
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross by John Marco Allegro is a controversial scholarly study that posits early Christianity originated from ancient fertility cults centered around the sacramental use of psychedelic mushrooms.
Discussed“how you know like the John Marco Allegro book The Sacred Mushroom and the scroll where he thought that what Christianity was initially was a bunch of stories where they hid these psychedelic rituals in Parables”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I'm reading [ __ ] listening to the audio book rather of Moby Dick uh the Frank Mueller narration”
“I hate to always talk about it but a brief history nearly everything he describes it as like and this could be wrong I don't know but what we know about the ocean”