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 Background
to the Gospel of St. Mark
Rudolf Steiner
Translated by E.H. Goddard & D.S. Osmond
13 lectures, Berlin, Munich, Hanover & Coblenz, 1910-1911
(GA 124)
In Background to the Gospel
of St Mark, Rudolf Steiner shows the relevance of this
Gospel especially to our own age, the fifth post-Atlantean
epoch. He describes how each of the four Gospels was written
to the time and circumstances of successive cultural periods:
the Matthew Gospel is most relevant to the age when Christ
incarnated and enacted the Mystery of Golgotha, the fourth
post-Atlantean epoch; Mark speaks to the fifth; Luke, the
sixth; and the Gospel of St John addresses the consciousness
of the seventh epoch.
He describes how what is found in
the Mark Gospel and not in the others is especially relevant to
our age, such as where it speaks of a complex distressing world
events which will occur at the time when Christ will become
visible to many in the spiritual atmosphere of the earth, a time
of false prophets and false Christs who will “seduce” many, when
nations will war against nations, and of famines and natural
disasters. (Mark – Chapter 13).
Much else is covered including :
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Investigation
and communication of spiritual truths
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The
two main streams of post-Atlantean civilization
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The
tasks of the fifth post-Atlantean epoch (the present)
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The
laws of rhythm in the domain of soul and spirit
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The
Son of God and the son of Man
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The
moon religion of Yahweh
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From
Buddhism to Rosicrucianism
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Kyrios,
Lord of the Soul
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Mystery
teachings in Mark's Gospel
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And
much more ...
Anthroposophic
Press
220 pages, paperback
ISBN 0 88010 145 8
See also:
Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925) called his spiritual philosophy
'anthroposophy', which he defined as 'the consciousness of one's
humanity', and the disciplined methods of studying this he termed
‘spiritual science’. As a highly developed clairvoyant and
spiritual initiate, he spoke from
his direct cognition of the spiritual world. However, he did not see
his work as religious or sectarian, but rather sought to found a
universal 'science of the spirit'.
His
many published works (written books and lectures) - which include
his research into the spiritual nature of the human being, the
evolution of the world and humanity, and methods of personal
development - invite readers to develop their own spiritual
faculties. He also provided indications for the renewal of many
human activities, including education - both general and special -
agriculture, medicine, economics, architecture, science, philosophy,
religion and the arts. He wrote some 30 books and delivered over
6000 lectures across Europe, and in 1924 founded the General
Anthroposophical Society which today has branches throughout the
world.
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