I wonder what manna tastes like.
Or are you meant to rub it on your skin? I'm never sure.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 22 May 2009, 12:37, archived)

you eat it.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manna
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 22 May 2009, 12:40, archived)

hee hee
that's one of the oddest Wiki entries I've ever read.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 22 May 2009, 12:48, archived)

oh that's pretty tame by my experience.
there's far more bizarre stuff than that if you dig around.

Lilith, the Sethian Priesthood, the Nephilim, the Infancy Gospel of Thomas is particularly good.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 22 May 2009, 12:55, archived)

also
www.sacred-texts.com/jud/tmm/tmm05.htm
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 22 May 2009, 12:57, archived)

is this the massively old bit of the Bible?
Shit's crazy, yo.
( spangolin - the odds are good but the goods are odd, Fri 22 May 2009, 13:00, archived)

that particular text is a post-christian Jewish production, I think.
The story itself may have more ancient origins in the tradition.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 22 May 2009, 13:04, archived)

this is properly ancient:
There's loads of this sort of stuff
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Fri 22 May 2009, 13:06, archived)