The Great Gospel of John · Volume 10

Read in German · Volume contents The innkeeper asks for the reason of the destruction of Babylon and Nineveh (25/19) Now the innkeeper thought about it for a while and finally said: “My dear, wonderful Friend, who are filled with all the power and might of the one, true deity, since You can create everything You want…

Read in German · Volume contents The plague of laziness (25/20) I said: “My dear friend, you asked a very good and right question here, but one thing you forgot by this, that God on this Earth did not want nor could He have created the Earth itself and everything that it contains for an eternal…

Read in German · Volume contents Criticizing the food regulations of Moses (25/21) Why actually do the Jews not eat pork meat, which is obviously better than sheep meat? Why did Moses forbid this to them? We Romans know how to well prepare pork meat, we eat it and we grow older than the Jews.…

Read in German · Volume contents Advices about nutrition. The shortcomings of the laws of the prophets. (25/22) I said: “Precisely what you just said. That which is fresh and well prepared and which goes inside through the mouth does not defile man, and will also never harm his health when taken in moderation. But man…

Read in German · Volume contents The imperfections of human knowledge (25/23)  The innkeeper said: “Yes, wonderful Master, this short answer of Yours on my rather long question was for me more understandable than the former one, but this reminds me of a proverb of the old sages according to which nothing is perfect under the…

Read in German · Volume contents The tolerance of the Romans (25/24) I said: “My dear friend, according to men’s worldly way of thinking you are completely right, but spiritually not at all, because there is only one truth for the spirit, and that is: to know the one, true God, to love Him above all…

Read in German · Volume contents The bad intentions of the Pharisees (25/25) On this, the innkeeper said: “I also heard about that Man, and He would make me very happy if He would come to me, for if He is wiser and knows about all things more than anyone of us, then I could learn a…

Read in German · Volume contents The innkeeper criticizes the Jewish priests (25/26) On this the innkeeper said: “You did not speak wrongly, but I nevertheless must make the remark that we, pure Romans, who are called gentiles by you, never heard a good thing about your Jerusalemite priests. For you are full of pride, full of…

Read in German · Volume contents The opinion of the innkeeper about the Jews (25/14) Then the innkeeper came back to us, fell on his knees before Me and said: “O noble friend of men, You have only been here 1 hour and made me already a debtor. You must be a great prophet among the Jews…

Read in German · Volume contents More opinions of the innkeeper about the Jews (25/15) The innkeeper went to stand before the house to see if the caravan would arrive, and he did not have to wait long before the caravan came, riding on camels and donkeys. Also the helpers of the innkeeper were at…