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Er hatte wenigstens einige wenige darauf vorzubereiten, daß mit dem Ablauf eines bestimmten Zeitpunktes, nämlich zweiundvierzig Generationen nach Abraham, das hebräische Volk sozusagen so weit sein würde, daß die Zarathustra-Individualität sich werde inkarnieren können in einem Sproß der Abraham-Linie, in einem Sproß der salomonischen Linie des Hauses David. Das ist vorausgelehrt worden. Dazu gehörte natürlich in der damaligen Zeit Mysterienerfahrung. In der damaligen Zeit wurde dies nicht nur in den Essäerschulen gelehrt, sondern es gab in den Essäerschulen auch solche Zöglinge, welche die zweiundvierzig Stufen auch wirklich durchmachten, so daß sie hellseherisch schauen konnten, wie jene Wesenheit war, die durch die zweiundvierzig Stufen heruntergestiegen ist. Es sollte die Welt darüber aufgeklärt werden durch entsprechende Lehren. Dafür hatten die Essäer zu sorgen, daß wenigstens bei einigen Menschen Verständnis vorhanden wäre für das, was der Christus sein werde.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":199,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/123/1910-09-06/p012"},{"locus":"GA 123/1910-09-06/p013","passage_number":13,"text":"Nun haben wir schon erwähnt, welchen eigentümlichen Gang jene Menschenindividualität zunächst genommen hat, die sich in jenem Blute inkarniert hat, von dessen Zusammensetzung das Matthäus-Evangelium spricht. Wir wissen, daß dieser ursprüngliche große Lehrer, der unter dem Namen Zarathustra oder Zoroaster bekannt ist, im Morgenlande das lehrte, was wir hinlänglich betrachtet haben, was ihn geradezu geeignet gemacht hat für diese Inkarnation. Wir wissen, daß er eingeleitet hat die ägyptische Hermes-Kultur, indem er zu diesem Zwecke hingeopfert hat seinen astralischen Leib, der dann dem Hermes eingeprägt wurde. Wir wissen ferner, daß er hingeopfert hat seinen damaligen Ätherleib, der aufbewahrt wurde für Moses, und daß Moses für seine Kulturschöpfung in sich hatte den Ätherleib des Zarathustra. Zarathustra selber hat sich später weiter inkarnieren können in anderen astralischen und Ätherleibern. Besonders interessiert uns dann die Inkarnation des Zarathustra im 6. Jahrhundert vor unserer Zeitrechnung als Zarathas oder Nazarathos im alten Chaldäa, wo er als Schüler hatte die chaldäischen Weisen und Magier, und wo insbesondere die weisesten der hebräischen Geheimschüler zur Zeit der babylonischen Gefangenschaft mit ihm in Berührung kamen. Und die ganzen folgenden sechs Jahrhunderte waren für die chaldäischen Geheimschulen erfüllt von den Traditionen, Zeremonien und Kulten, die herrührten von Zarathustra in der Persönlichkeit des Zarathas oder Nazarathos. Und alle die Generationen von chaldäischen, babylonischen, assyrischen und so weiter Geheimschülern, die in jenen Gegenden Asiens lebten, verehrten aufs höchste den Namen dieses ihres großen Meisters, des Zarathustra, unter der Veränderung als Zarathas oder Nazarathos. Und sie warteten sehnsüchtig auf die nächste Inkarnation ihres großen Lehrers und Führers, denn sie wußten, daß er wiedererscheinen werde nach sechshundert Jahren. Das Geheimnis von diesem Wiedererscheinen war ihnen bekannt; das lebte sozusagen wie etwas, was ihnen von der Zukunft hereinschien.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":282,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/123/1910-09-06/p013"},{"locus":"GA 123/1910-09-06/p014","passage_number":14,"text":"Und als die Zeit heranrückte, da das Blut für die neue Inkarnation des Zarathustra bereitet war, da machten sich die drei Abgesandten, die drei weisen Magier aus dem Morgenlande, auf. Sie wußten, daß der verehrte Name des Zarathustra selber wie ihr Stern sie führen würde nach jenem Orte, wo die Wiederinkarnation des Zarathustra stattfinden sollte. Es war die Wesenheit des großen Lehrers selber, die als der «Stern» die drei Magier hinführte zur Geburtsstätte des Jesus des Matthäus-Evangeliums. - Auch das ist ja selbst äußerlich philologisch zu belegen, daß in der Tat das Wort «Stern» als Name für menschliche Individualitäten in alten Zeiten gebraucht worden ist. Nicht nur durch die Geistesforschung, die es uns aus ihren Quellen klarer als etwas anderes sagt, daß damals die drei Magier folgten dem Stern Zoroaster, dem «Goldstern» Zoroaster, daß er sie dahin führte, wo er sich wieder inkarnieren wollte, sondern auch aus dem Gebrauch des Wortes «Stern» für hohe menschliche Individualitäten - wie gesagt, eine Tatsache, die auch philologisch belegt werden kann — könnte sich schon manchem ergeben, daß unter dem Stern, der die Weisen führte, Zarathustra selbst zu verstehen ist.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":186,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/123/1910-09-06/p014"},{"locus":"GA 123/1910-09-06/p015","passage_number":15,"text":"Sechs Jahrhunderte vor unserer Zeitrechnung sind also die Magier des Morgenlandes zusammengewesen mit jener Individualität, die sich inkarnierte als der Jesus des Matthäus-Evangeliums. Und Zarathustra selber führte die Magier dahin; sie folgten seiner Spur. Denn es war sozusagen der Zug des Zarathustra, des die Magier führenden, nach Palästina ziehenden Sternes, der die Magier leitete auf ihren Wegen von den morgenländischen, chaldäischen Mysterien nach Palästina, wo sich Zarathustra zu seiner nächsten Inkarnation anschickte.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":72,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/123/1910-09-06/p015"},{"locus":"GA 123/1910-09-06/p016","passage_number":16,"text":"Dieses Geheimnis von der künftigen Inkarnation des Zarathustra, des Zarathas oder Nazarathos, kannte man auch in den chaldäischen Mysterien. Das Geheimnis aber von dem Blut des hebräischen Volkes, welches geeignet sein sollte, wenn der entsprechende Zeitpunkt herangekommen wäre, für die neue Leiblichkeit des Zarathustra, das lehrten jene, die in den Essäermysterien sozusagen hinaufgehoben wurden durch die zweiundvierzig Stufen.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":58,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/123/1910-09-06/p016"},{"locus":"GA 123/1910-09-06/p017","passage_number":17,"text":"Es waren also im Grunde zweierlei Menschen, die zunächst um das Geheimnis des Jesus des Matthäus-Evangeliums etwas wußten. Von der Zarathustra-Seite her, wo auf die Individualität, die sich im jüdischen Blute inkarnieren sollte, hingewiesen wurde, kannten es die chaldäischen Eingeweihten; von der Blutseite, von der äußeren Seite, von der Seite des Leibes her kannten es die Essäer. Es war also schon eine Lehre, die ungefähr durch hundert und mehr Jahre in den Essäerschulen gelehrt worden war, die Lehre von dieser Ankunft des Jesus des Matthäus-Evangeliums, jenes Jesus, der in seiner Gesamtheit erfüllen sollte einmal alle Bedingungen, von denen ich gesprochen habe, dann aber auch noch andere, die wir etwa in der folgenden Weise charakterisieren können.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":115,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/123/1910-09-06/p017"},{"locus":"GA 123/1910-09-06/p018","passage_number":18,"text":"Ein solcher Essäerschüler wurde nach langer Zeit nach vielen Reinigungen und Übungen seiner Seele durch die zweiundvierzig Stufen hinaufgeführt, um sozusagen zu sehen die Geheimnisse des physischen Leibes und Ätherleibes. Derjenige, der da geboren werden sollte, der sich in dieses Blut hineininkarnieren sollte, stieg von oben herunter; er hatte die Fähigkeiten, welche der Essäerschüler nur nach langen schweren Prüfungen durch die zweiundvierzig Stufen hindurch erreichen konnte. Von dem, der da herunterstieg, mußte man sagen: Er hat von vornherein die Fähigkeiten, um solche Anlagen zur Entwickelung zu bringen. — Sie waren mit ihm geboren, sagte man in den Essäergemeinden. Im Grunde aber war das, was in den Essäergemeinden gepflegt worden ist an Übungen und Reinigungen der Seele, die Fortsetzung einer Art Geheimschulung, die auch sonst seit uralten Zeiten innerhalb des Judentums bestanden hat.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":132,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/123/1910-09-06/p018"},{"locus":"GA 123/1910-09-06/p019","passage_number":19,"text":"Es gab im Judentum immer das, was man bezeichnete als Nasireat oder Nasiräertum. Dieses bestand darin, daß einzelne Menschen auch schon vor der Entstehung der 'Therapeuten- und Essäersekten — auf sich ganz bestimmte Methoden der Seelen- und Körperentwickelung anwandten. Namentlich wandten die Nasiräer eine Methode an, die in einer gewissen Diät bestand und die auch heute noch in gewisser Beziehung nützlich ist, wenn der Mensch in seiner Seelenentwickelung rascher vorschreiten will, als es sonst möglich ist. Besonders enthielten sie sich vollständig der Fleischkost und des Weingenusses. Damit verschafften sie sich die Möglichkeit einer gewissen Erleichterung, weil in der Tat die Fleischkost den geistig strebenden Menschen in der Entwickelung aufzuhalten vermag. Es ist tatsächlich so — was keine Propaganda für den Vegetarismus sein soll -, daß durch die Enthaltung von der Fleischkost alles erleichtert wird. Der Mensch kann in der Seele widerstandskräftiger werden und sich stärker erweisen im Überwinden jener Widerstände und Hemmnisse, die aus dem physischen Leibe und Ätherleibe kommen, wenn die Fleischkost fortfällt. Ertragsamer, ertragfähiger wird dann der Mensch. Aber natürlich wird er es nicht dadurch, daß er sich bloß der Fleischkost enthält, sondern vor allem dadurch, daß er sich in seiner Seele stärker macht. Wenn er sich bloß vom Fleisch enthält, macht er damit nur seinen physischen Körper anders; und wenn dann das nicht vorhanden ist, was von der Seelenseite da sein soll und den Körper durchdringen soll, dann hat das Enthalten von Fleisch gar keinen besonderen Zweck.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":240,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/123/1910-09-06/p019"},{"locus":"GA 123/1910-09-06/p020","passage_number":20,"text":"Es bestand also dieses Nasiräertum. Unter einer viel strengeren Gestalt der Vorschriften aber setzten es die Essäer fort; sie nahmen noch ganz andere Dinge dazu. Alles, was ich Ihnen gestern und vorgestern erzählt habe, nahmen sie hinzu. Besonders aber pflegten sie strengste Enthaltung von der Fleischkost. Dadurch wurde verhältnismäßig rasch erreicht, daß solche Menschen lernten, ihre Erinnerung zu erweitern und hinaufzusehen über zweiundvierzig Generationen hinauf, daß sie lernten hineinschauen in die Geheimnisse der Akasha-Chronik. Sie wurden das, was man nennen kann eine Stammknospe an einem Zweig, eine Knospe an einem Baum, an einer Pflanze, die sich durch viele Generationen hindurchschlingt. Sie waren nicht bloß etwas Losgelöstes vom Baum der Menschheit; sie fühlten die Fäden, die sie banden an den Baum der übrigen Menschheit. Sie waren etwas anderes als die, welche sich vom Stamme loslösten und deren Gedächtnis sich einschränkte auf die einzelne Persönlichkeit. Solche Menschen benannte man nun auch innerhalb der Essäergemeinden mit einem Wort, das ausdrücken sollte «ein lebendiger Zweig», nicht ein abgeschnittener Zweig. Das waren solche Menschen, die sich darinnen fühlten in der Generationenfolge, sich nicht abgeschnitten fühlten vom Baum der Menschheit. Die Schüler, die im Essäertum namentlich diese Richtung pflegten, die die zweiundvierzig Stufen durchgemacht hatten, bezeichnete man als Nezer.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":203,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/123/1910-09-06/p020"},{"locus":"GA 123/1910-09-06/p021","passage_number":21,"text":"Auch aus dieser Klasse der Nezer hatte einen treuen, einen besonderen Schüler derjenige, den ich gestern als Lehrer innerhalb der Essäergemeinden genannt habe: Jesus, Sohn des Pandira. Denn dieser Jeshu ben Pandira, der den Okkultisten ziemlich genau bekannt ist, hatte fünf Schüler, von denen jeder einen besonderen Zweig der gemeinsamen großen Lehre des Jeshu ben Pandira übernahm und für sich dann fortsetzte. Diese fünf Schüler des Jeshu ben Pandira trugen folgende Namen: Mathai, Nakai, der dritte Schüler hatte, weil er besonders aus der Klasse der Nezer war, geradezu den Namen Nezer, dann Boni und Thona. Diese fünf Schüler oder Jünger des Jeshu ben Pandira, der ein Jahrhundert vor unserer Zeitrechnung in der schon erzählten Weise den Märtyrertod wegen Gotteslästerung und Häresie erlitten hat, pflanzten sozusagen in fünf verschiedenen Zweigen fort die große, umfassende Lehre des Jeshu ben Pandira. Insbesondere wurde - so lehrt die geisteswissenschaftliche Forschung — nach dem Tode des Jeshu ben Pandira die Lehre von der Zubereitung des Blutes für den zu erscheinenden Jesus des Matthäus-Evangeliums fortgepflanzt durch den Schüler Mathai. Und jene Lehre von der inneren Seelenverfassung, welche mit dem alten Nasireat, aber auch mit dem neueren Nezertum zusammenhing, wurde fortgesetzt von dem anderen großen Schüler des Jeshu ben Pandira, von Nezer. Und Nezer war insbesondere dazu ausersehen, eine kleine Kolonie zu gründen. Solcher Kolonien der Essäer gab es in Palästina eine ganze Anzahl, und in einer jeden wurde ein besonderer Zweig des Essäertums gepflegt. Das Nezertum, das besonders der Schüler Nezer weiter zu pflegen hatte, sollte vor allem in jener Kolonie gepflegt werden, die ein geheimnisvolles Dasein führte und im Grunde einen kleinen Ort nur bildete in der damaligen Zeit, in der Kolonie, die dann in der Bibel den Namen Nazareth empfing. Dort in Nazareth — Nezereth — war eine Essäerkolonie angelegt von Nezer, dem Schüler des Jeshu ben Pandira. Da waren Leute - in ziemlich strengem Geheimnis lebten sie -, die das alte Nasireat pflegten. Daher gab es, nachdem jene anderen Vorgänge sich vollzogen hatten, über die ich noch zu sprechen habe, nach der Übersiedelung nach Ägypten und der Rückkehr von dort für den Jesus des Matthäus-Evangeliums nichts Näherliegendes, als daß erin die Atmosphäre dieses Nezertums gebracht wurde. Das wird auch angedeutet mit dem entsprechenden Wort des Matthäus-Evangeliums nach der Rückkehr aus Ägypten: Er wurde in das Fleckchen Nazareth gebracht, «auf daß erfüllet würde, das da gesagt ist durch die Propheten: Er soll ein Nazaräer werden» (Matth. 2, 23). - Das ist in der verschiedensten Weise dann übersetzt worden, weil die Übersetzer den Sinn nicht recht kannten und keiner so recht wußte, was damit gemeint war. Darum handelte es sich: daß hier eine Essäerkolonie war, wo der Jesus zunächst heranwachsen sollte.","text_trust":"verbatim","quote_safe":true,"word_count":446,"url":"https://anthroposophy.ai/v1/steiner/de/ga/123/1910-09-06/p021"}],"beads":[{"from":[14],"to":[12],"confidence":"high","pairing_state":"verified"},{"from":[15,16],"to":[13,14],"confidence":"high","pairing_state":"verified"},{"from":[17],"to":[15],"confidence":"high","pairing_state":"verified"},{"from":[18],"to":[16],"confidence":"high","pairing_state":"proposed"},{"from":[19],"to":[17],"confidence":"high","pairing_state":"verified"},{"from":[20],"to":[18,19,20],"confidence":"high","pairing_state":"verified"},{"from":[21,22,23,24],"to":[21],"confidence":"high","pairing_state":"proposed"}],"note":"Paired by the paragraph aligner; each language numbers its own paragraphs. A bead at either end of the span can carry text beyond it (the `from` numbers show what each bead covers)."}}