Lorber, Jakob#
b. Kanischa-Jahring (Kaniža-Jarenina, Slovenia), July 22, 1800, d. Graz, Styria, Aug. 24, 1864, musician and theosophical writer. Initially teacher, then embarked on a promising career as a musician (until 1840); subsequently had a religious experience which caused him to espouse a "New Revelation", the teachings of which were propounded and disseminated by the New Salem Society and the Jakob-Lorber-Gesellschaft founded in 1921 at Bietigheim, Germany, in its journal "Das Wort".
Works#
Briefwechsel Jesu mit Abgarus Ukkama von Edessa, 1851; Erde und Mond, 1852; Die Haushaltung Gottes, 3 vols., 1852; Das Grosse Evangelium Johannis, 5 vols., 1871-75; R. Blum, 2 vols., 1898; Selected writings (Der Herr spricht ...), 1951.Literature#
W. Lutz, Die Gottesbotschaft J. Lorbers, 1924; idem, Die Grundfragen des Lebens in der Schau des Offenbarungswerkes J. Lorbers, 31979; M. Poehlmann, L.-Bewegung, 1994.