The Fifth Gospel

From the Akashic Record

Rudolf Steiner, P King, A. R Meuss

• Publisher: Rudolf Steiner Press
• Year: 2026
• eBook ISBN:
  9781855847163
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Religion

Through 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.

In 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.

This complete edition – the first to feature all eighteen lectures on the subject – includes an introduction by Tom Ravetz.

Eighteen lectures, Oct. 1913–Feb. 1914, various cities, GA 148

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• Publisher’s Note
• Introduction, by Tom Ravetz
• Oslo, First Lecture
• Oslo, Second Lecture
• Oslo, Third Lecture
• Oslo, Fourth Lecture
• Oslo, Fifth Lecture
• Berlin, First Lecture
• Berlin, Second Lecture
• Berlin, Third Lecture
• Berlin, Fourth Lecture
• Berlin, Fifth Lecture
• Berlin, Sixth Lecture
• Hamburg
• Stuttgart, First Lecture
• Stuttgart, Second Lecture
• Munich, First Lecture
• Munich, Second Lecture
• Cologne, First Lecture
• Cologne, Second Lecture
• Translator’s Note
• Notes
• Rudolf Steiner’s Collected Works
• Significant Events in the Life of Rudolf Steiner
• Index