Lord's Prayer

The Lord's Prayer (Le Pater Noster), by James Tissot (between 1886 and 1894, Brooklyn Museum, New York City)

The Lord's Prayer, also known as the Our Father (Latin: Pater Noster), is considered the most important prayer of all Christians and, according to the New Testament, was instituted by Jesus Christ himself in the context of the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 6:9–13) or in response to the question of his disciples as to how they should pray (Luke 11:2–4).

The Tradition of the Gospels

The version of the Gospel of Matthew is the most common and well-known:

„9 After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 10 Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. 11 Give us this day our daily bread. 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.“

– Matthew 6:9–13

The Gospel of Luke says:

„2 And he said unto them, When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth. 3 Give us day by day our daily bread. 4 And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.“

– Luke 11:2–4

Jesus taught the Lord's Prayer in Aramaic, but in writing it has only been handed down in the original {{Greek]] text of the Bible.

Literature

• Friedrich Rittelmeyer: Das Vaterunser. Ein Weg zur Menschwerdung. Urachhaus 1990. ISBN 3-87838-415-7
• Valentin Tomberg: Der VATERUNSER-Kurs, Bände 1 - 4 (Achamoth Verlag) 2010
• Judith von Halle: Das Vaterunser. Das lebendige Wort Gottes. Verlag am Goetheanum, Dornach 2006, ISBN 3-7235-1274-7
• Peter Selg: Das Vaterunser in der Darstellung Rudolf Steiners. Verlag Freies Geistesleben 2012 (2. Aufl.) ISBN 3772523986
• Rudolf Steiner: Das christliche Mysterium, S. 102 ff. GA 97 (1998), ISBN 3-7274-0970-3 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
• Rudolf Steiner: Ursprungsimpulse der Geisteswissenschaft, S. 202 ff. GA 96 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
• Rudolf Steiner: Aus der Akasha-Forschung. Das fünfte Evangelium S. 92 ff. GA 148 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
• Rudolf Steiner: Mantrische Sprüche. Seelenübungen Band II, 1903 – 1925, GA 268 (1999), ISBN 3-7274-2680-2 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org
• Rudolf Steiner: Vorträge und Kurse über christlich-religiöses Wirken II, 1921 GA 343 English: rsarchive.org German: pdf pdf(2) html mobi epub archive.org

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