This book is a classic of esoteric Christianity in which Tomberg reflects on the mysteries of humanity's covenant with God through history. The book includes meditations on creation, the fall, the Old Testament covenant and the ten commandments, before moving on to Christ's miracles, culminating in the raising of Lazarus as a symbol for humanity being raised from sleep and death to wakefulness and resurrection.
Author Biography
Valentin Tomberg (1900-1973) was a Russian Christian mystic who joined Rudolf Steiner's anthroposophy movement from 1925 to 1940. From 1948 until his death, he lived in England where he worked as a translator for the BBC. Robert Powell is a eurythmist and movement therapist living in Kinsau, Germany and is a cofounder of the Sophia Foundation of North America.
