Background to the Gospel of St. Mark: (Cw 124) (Steiner Rudolf)(Paperback)

13 lectures, various locations, Oct. 17, 1910 - June 10, 1911 (CW 124)"Christianity was bound at first to be a matter of faith and is only now beginning, very gradually, to be a matter of knowledge." --Rudolf SteinerRudolf Steiner gave seventy lectures on the four canonical Gospels, characterizing the distinctive contribution of each of the evangelists. The Gospel of Mark is a "cosmic" text that calls for an astronomical, as well as a human, reading. It is also critical for understanding the evolution of Christianity, which depends on knowledge of "the Mystery of Golgotha" (Christ's Crucifixion, Resurrection, And Ascension). "We are only at the beginning of Christian evolution," Steiner states, reiterating that its further development will depend on spiritual knowledge. To develop such cognition, "most important of all is reverence for the great truths and the
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