{"corpus":"steiner","locus":"GA 103/1908-05-23/p023","lang":"en","edition":"English","edition_basis":null,"is_original":false,"is_default_edition":true,"text":"Christ goes to the Galileans who are jumbled together out of all kinds of nationalities that were not bound by the blood-tie and there He performed the first Sign of His mission and He adapted Himself so fully to their habits of life that he turned water into wine for them. Let us hold clearly in mind what the Christ really wished to say by this: Those who have descended to the stage of materialism, symbolized by the drinking of wine, will I also lead to a union with the Spirit.—So He will be there, not alone for those who can be raised by means of the symbol of baptism, by water. It is very significant that we are shown at once that here are six vessels of purification. We shall return to this number. Purification is what is accomplished by means of baptism. If in those epochs in which the Gospel had its origin one wished to express the fact of baptism, it was spoken of as a purification. The word “baptism” was never actually used, but they said “to baptize,” and what resulted through baptism was called “purification.” Never will you find in the Gospel of St. John the corresponding *ΒαπτιζΩ*, except in verb form. But when it is used as a noun, it is the cleansing that is always meant, the process through which the human being is reminded of his state of purification, his relationship with the Godhead.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"title":"V. The Seven Degrees of Initiation","site_heading":null,"date":"1908-05-23","location":null,"word_count":242,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/en/ga/103/1908-05-23/p023","alignment_confidence":"medium","alignment_reason":"beads:length","two_voice_volume":false,"translation_credit":{"scope":"unit","status":"established","translator":"Maud B. 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Durch eine Art Dionysosopfer mußte Christus vorbereiten das, was kommen sollte. Christus geht zu den Galiläern, die zusammengewürfelt sind aus allerlei Nationen, die nicht durch Blutsbande verknüpft sind, und tut da das erste Zeichen seiner Mission; und er schickt sich so weit in ihre Lebensgewohnheiten, daß er ihnen das Wasser in Wein verwandelt.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":157,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/103/1908-05-23/p030"},{"locus":"GA 103/1908-05-23/p031","passage_number":31,"text":"Halten wir fest, was der Christus da eigentlich sagen will: Ich will auch diejenigen Menschen zu einem geistigen Zusammenhange führen, die herabgestiegen sind bis zu der Stufe von Materialität, welche durch das Weintrinken symbolisiert wird. Und er will nicht nur für solche da sein, die durch das Symbol der Wassertaufe sich erheben können. Es ist sehr bedeutsam, daß wir geradezu darauf hingewiesen werden, daß hier sechs Reinigungskrüge stehen (2, 6). Auf die Zahl kommen wir noch einmal zurück. «Reinigung » ist das, was durch die Taufe bewirkt wird. Man sprach in den Zeiten, aus denen das Evangelium herstammt, wenn man die Tatsache des Taufens ausdrückte, vom «Taufen» als von einer Reinigung. Man sprach aber niemals eigentlich das Wort «Taufe» aus, sondern sagte «taufen»; und das, was bewirkt wurde durch die Taufe, nannte man die «Reinigung». Niemals werden Sie in dem Johannes-Evangelium das entsprechende Wort, also AurriSewv, anders als in Form des Zeitwortes finden. Wenn es aber als Hauptwort gebraucht wird, wird immer die Reinigung, die Wirkung ausgedrückt, damit sich der Mensch an seinen Reinigungszustand erinnern soll, an seinen Zusammenhang mit der Gottheit. Also selbst in den symbolischen Krügen für das Reinigungsopfer nimmt der Christus Jesus das Zeichen vor, durch das er - der Zeitepoche entsprechend — auf seine Mission hinweist.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":210,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/103/1908-05-23/p031"}],"english":["GA 103/1908-05-23/p022","GA 103/1908-05-23/p023"],"method":"reader","confidence":"high","correspondence":"established","length_check":{"de_words":367,"en_words":371,"ratio":1.01,"partial":false},"pairing_state":"verified","verified":true,"evidence":["reader"],"reader_german":["GA 103/1908-05-23/p030","GA 103/1908-05-23/p031"],"reader_part":true},"witness_completeness":{"ratio":1.06,"band":"comparable","note":null,"word_count":7320,"original_word_count":6933,"may_be_abridged":false},"witness_quality":{"translator":{"scope":"unit","status":"recorded","translator":"Maud B. 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