Rudolf Steiner Audio CW 131 From Jesus to Christ: Lecture 6: (Karlsruhe, 10th October 1911) by Rudolf Steiner
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Mar 22, 2023 Explores Christianity's core question of Christ's resurrection and why modern minds resist it. Examines gospel scenes as initiation-style accounts with factual details like the empty tomb and Mary Magdalene's encounter. Contrasts Paul's transformative Damascus vision and his idea of Christ as a new Adam. Introduces spiritual science ideas about humanity's fourfold composition and how Christ entered at baptism.
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Depth Gives Short Sayings Meaning
- Simple sayings gain power only from deep lived experience and prior work.
- Rudolf Steiner warns that pithy truths can be meaningless without the life that authorizes them.
Resurrection Is Central To Paul
- Rudolf Steiner emphasizes the resurrection as central to Christian meaning and Paul’s argument.
- He notes Paul claims Christianity loses justification if the resurrection is not true.
Resurrection Breaches Modern Thought
- The resurrection question divides worldviews and challenges modern naturalism.
- Steiner cites Strauss and a contemporary reviewer to show how accepting the resurrection would upend modern thought.
