Nurthus & the Virgin Birth

Bruce Michael · 07-07-2007, 12:30 AM

Rudolf Steiner didn't make any hard statements about the Virgin Birth. He suggested students investigate the mysteries of Nurthus- ancient Teutonic mysteries. Nurthus/Nerthus/Hertha was the Teutonic Godess of fertility- thanks to her we have the English word "nurture".

This bloke has done a marvellous job correlating it all:
What is Anthroposophy?

The Madonna and Christ are Twin Souls, in that the Madonna is the feminine aspect of Christ: the Theotokos. The Madonna is not Mary the Mother of Jesus though. Mary is a highly placed soul but not the Creative Word.

When the opponents (who revered Mary as the earthly mother of God) of Nestorius (died circa. 451), they felt they needed to remove significance from the Baptism as a "Divine Begetting"- as indicated today in Psalms 2, Hebrews, and Paul. Someone even went so far as to change the original text of St. Mark (1:11).

-Br.Bruce

07-07-2007, 12:30 AM	#1 (permalink)
Bruce Michael Executive Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Trans-Himalayas Posts: 762	Nurthus & the Virgin Birth Rudolf Steiner didn't make any hard statements about the Virgin Birth. He suggested students investigate the mysteries of Nurthus- ancient Teutonic mysteries. Nurthus/Nerthus/Hertha was the Teutonic Godess of fertility- thanks to her we have the English word "nurture". This bloke has done a marvellous job correlating it all: What is Anthroposophy? The Madonna and Christ are Twin Souls, in that the Madonna is the feminine aspect of Christ: the Theotokos. The Madonna is not Mary the Mother of Jesus though. Mary is a highly placed soul but not the Creative Word. When the opponents (who revered Mary as the earthly mother of God) of Nestorius (died circa. 451), they felt they needed to remove significance from the Baptism as a "Divine Begetting"- as indicated today in Psalms 2, Hebrews, and Paul. Someone even went so far as to change the original text of St. Mark (1:11). -Br.Bruce

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