The Gospel of St. John
GA 103
Steiner here lays the foundation for a new Christology out of his insights into the Gospel of St. John. He says it is not a book of instruction, but a force that can become active within our souls. As Marie Steiner says in her introduction, “With this book we penetrate into the innermost structure of Rudolf Steiner's activities. For all his endeavors had this one goal — to pave for the world the way to Christ.”
This is a cycle of twelve lectures given at Hamburg, May 18–31, 1908. Translated from shorthand reports unrevised by the lecturer, from the German edition published with the title, Das Johannes-Evangelium (Vol. 103 in the Bibliographic Survey, 1961). Translated by Maud B. Monges.
| Introduction | ||
| I. | The Doctrine of the Logos | May 18, 1908 |
| II. | Esoteric Christianity | May 19, 1908 |
| III. | The Mission of the Earth | May 20, 1908 |
| IV. | The Raising of Lazarus | May 22, 1908 |
| V. | The Seven Degrees of Initiation | May 23, 1908 |
| VI. | The “I AM” | May 25, 1908 |
| VII. | The Mystery of Golgotha | May 26, 1908 |
| VIII. | Human Evolution in Its Relation to the Christ Principle | May 27, 1908 |
| IX. | The Prophetical Documents and the Origin of Christianity | May 29, 1908 |
| X. | The Effect of the Christ Impulse Within Mankind | May 30, 1908 |
| XI. | Christian Initiation | May 30, 1908 |
| XII. | The Nature of the Virgin Sophia and of the Holy Spirit | May 31, 1908 |