{"product_id":"gospel-of-st-john-and-its-relation-to-the-other-gospels-book-rudolf-steiner-9780880100144","title":"The Gospel of St.John and its Relation to the Other Gospels","description":"Beginning at the turn of the century, Rudolf Steiner began to express a passionate interest in Christianity. For him, the event he called the \"Mystery of Golgotha\" is more than the central event of Christianity; it is, in fact, the turning point in time for all human and earthly evolution. In his \u003ci\u003eAutobiography, \u003c\/i\u003e Steiner clarified his views on Christianity: Some of what I said and wrote during that period 1890s] seems to contradict the way I described Christianity later on. This is because, when I wrote the word \u003ci\u003eChristianity, \u003c\/i\u003e I was referring to the teachings of a \"world beyond\" that was active in all Christian doctrines at the time. The whole meaning of religious experiences pointed to a world of spirit, one that was supposed to be unattainable by human intellect. Whatever religion might have to say and whatever precepts for moral life it might offer arise from what is revealed to human beings from outside. My own direct, inner perception of spirit objected to this; it wanted to experience the worlds of both spirit and the physical in perceptions of the human being and nature. And my ethical individualism objected to this. It rejected the external support of commandments for morality; such support came instead as the result of spiritual soul development within the human being, where divinity lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e That was a trying time for my soul as I looked at Christianity. This period lasted from the time I left the Weimar work until I wrote my book \u003ci\u003eChristianity as Mystical Fact.\u003c\/i\u003e These kinds of tests are obstacles, placed in one's path by destiny (or karma), and they must be overcome through spiritual development. In these talks, Rudolf Steiner offers his profound insights into the essential truths behind the Christ event, as well as the historic and prehistoric events--on Earth and in the spiritual worlds--leading up to the turning point in time. He shows that the ancient mysteries of the East, the Persians, the Egyptians, the Greeks, and the streams behind those impulses--going back to Atlantis and Lemuria--all lead to the event of Christ's incarnation and the Mystery of Golgotha, through which the Earth became the body of Christ. Further, Steiner talks about what those events mean for the future of humanity and the Earth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel of St. John and Its Relation to the Other Gospels\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential document in the literature of Christology and for understanding the central place of esoteric Christianity in Anthroposophy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe essential topics discussed in these lectures: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003col\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Christians of St. John; the rebirth of the higher \"I\" in individuals and in humanity\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The living spiritual history; the leaders of humanity; the creative Word\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The transformation of Earth; the prototypes of created types; the servants of the Word\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The hierarchies of our solar system and the kingdoms of the Earth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Human development during the incarnations of our Earth; the kingdom of the luciferic and ahrimanic spirits and the kingdom of the divine spiritual beings\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Atlantean oracles; post-Atlantean sanctuaries of initiation; the baptism by John\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The baptism with water and the baptism with fire and spirit\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The Mysteries of initiation; rebirth through Jesus Christ\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The artistic composition of the Gospel of St. John; the climax of power in the signs and miracles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Events at the baptism by John; Christ's mastery over the laws of the skeletal structure and the conquest of death\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The establishment of harmony in the inner forces of human beings through the Christ impulse; the connection between the ancient mysteries and the Gospels\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The decline of the ancient wisdom and its renewal through the Christ impulse; the significance of the Mystery of Golgotha for human evolution on Earth\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e The cosmic significance of the Mystery of Golgotha; the conquest of death through the expulsion of the luciferic and ahriman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49557929361681,"sku":"GOR010119412","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":49729431404817,"sku":"NGR9780880100144","price":38.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49890361934097,"sku":"CIN0880100141VG","price":21.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51009288962321,"sku":"NIN9780880100144","price":29.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52423702741265,"sku":"NLS9780880100144","price":36.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0880100141.jpg?v=1750704371","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/gospel-of-st-john-and-its-relation-to-the-other-gospels-book-rudolf-steiner-9780880100144","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}