Hmmm....I'd not heard that.
I think that Paul's vision on the road to Damascus could well have been a light case of argot poisoning.
The John who is the reputed author of Revelation had probably done some psychodelic prior to authoring that colorful book.
Then there's the whole issue raised by John M. Allegro in his
Sacred Mushroom and the Cross, which I understand has been rounded denounced by the usual suspects.
Acacia, huh? (note the phytochemistry section)