John Marco Allegro (born in London 17 February 1923, died 17 February 1988) was a freethinker who challenged orthodox views on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Bible and the history of religion. After service in the Royal Navy during World War II, Allegro started to train for the Methodist ministry but transferred to a degree in Oriental Studies at the University of Manchester. In 1953 he was invited to become the first British representative on the international team working on the recently discovered Dead Sea Scrolls in Jordan. The following year he was appointed assistant lecturer in Comparative Semitic Philology at Manchester, and held a succession of lectureships there until he resigned in 1970 to become a full-time writer. In 1961 he was made Honorary Adviser on the Dead Sea scrolls to the Jordanian government. What happened next will no doubt change the course of religious history! Watch this short video and see for yourself. For more information visit: http://www.johnallegro.org and http://www.pharmacratic-inquisition.com This is the only video clip from "The Pharmacratic Inquisition 2007" DVD that has been authorized by Gnostic Media to be shared online; it was uploaded with our permission. This section was narrated by Jan Irvin with audio clips John Marco Allegro., vega32, Science & Technology video