{"product_id":"9781855846821-the-fifth-gospel","title":"The Fifth Gospel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e18 lectures held in various cities, October 1913 to February 1914 (CW 148)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough his intuitive reading of the Akashic Record – the living memory of Earth and cosmos – Rudolf Steiner described dimensions of the life of Jesus Christ that extend beyond the four canonical Gospels. After years of inner struggle and rigorous self-examination, Steiner began presenting these insights publicly in 1913. He spoke with great care and restraint, fully aware of the responsibility involved, yet convinced that such knowledge was necessary for a new, conscious understanding of Christ.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this series of deeply moving lectures, given in Oslo and five German cities, Steiner unfolds a coherent picture of Jesus’s earthly mission. He describes the existence of two Jesus children, the transfer of the Zarathustra-I, Jesus’s experience of the Essene community, and the profound inner suffering that prepared the way for the Baptism in the Jordan. Central moments – including the temptations in the desert, the sorrow over the decline of ancient Mystery paths, Jesus’s conversations with Mary, and the gradual union of the Christ-Being with the sheaths of Jesus of Nazareth – appear as stages in a cosmic drama of sacrifice and love. The Mystery of Golgotha emerges as the decisive turning point of Earth evolution: not merely an historical event, but the birth of a new cosmic impulse through which Christ united with the Earth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis complete edition – the first to feature all eighteen lectures on the subject – includes an introduction by Tom Ravetz.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rudolf Steiner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51512850612519,"sku":"9781855846821","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0886\/6283\/5495\/files\/9781855846821.jpg?v=1781676128","url":"https:\/\/steinerbooks.org\/products\/9781855846821-the-fifth-gospel","provider":"SteinerBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}