NEWLY FOUND SECOND CENTURY SCROLL CLAIMS JESUS WAS AN ALCOHOLIC

According to the research team of Aramaic Scholar, Hermann Goldsteinn of the University of Tel Aviv, the second-century-old document reveals new insights into the Gospel of John, describing the life of the prophet in a new light.

“These Aramaic documents, the everyday language spoken by Jesus and his contemporaries, give much more detail and insight into the celebrations that occurred during the wedding where Jesus turns water into wine” he acknowledges with excitement.

“Although previously found versions of the Gospel of John reveal similar traits of the story, these passages seem to emphasize the fact that Jesus heavily indulged in the festivities, being called a ‘drunkard’ and being described as ‘mating’ with the men and women of the celebration” he adds, visibly fascinated.

Another interesting fact described in the Aramaic text, is the description of the celebration of the ‘Divine Liberator’, also referred to as Shabaz.

“Scholars previously attributed the reference to the Liberator, or Divine Liberator, to Yahwe, but in this text he is clearly referred to as Shabaz” explains assistant researcher, Yodam Haarvetz.

“Shabaz could possibly refer to Sabazios, a Phrygian deity associated with the Greek-Roman deity Bacchus or Dionysus, the god of wine. The cult of Bacchus was still very popular at the time of Jesus, leading us to believe Jesus could have simply been a devotee of this ancient pagan god” he adds.

The research team’s discovery could definitely change our modern view of the prophet of the New Testament, warns theologian and biblical scholar, Adam Waits of the University of Connecticut.

“Although I was of the first to repudiate the findings of this discovery, I have come to acknowledge the troubling implications this authentic document will unleash upon peoples of the Christian faith around the globe” he told local reporters.

“The troubling similarities between the pagan practices of orgy-like sex celebrations of the god Bacchus, the heavy drinking of wine, the animal sacrifices and blood-offerings of the wedding where Jesus turned the water into wine clearly indicate that Jesus did in fact partake in these celebrations and was a devout follower of Shabaz, the Middle Eastern version of the pagan god Bacchus of the Romans,” he admits.

Similar versions of the celebration of the wedding described in the Gospel of John had previously been discredited by the Vatican as fraudulent documents “attempting to defame the heavenly character of  the prophet of the New Testament and of the Christian faith”, but this recent finding could give credence to the once demonized scrolls believe experts.