The Gospel of Philip: When Love, Knowledge, and Spirit Are One (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798241595492)

What if salvation isn't about belief alone, but about union?

Among the writings discovered outside the New Testament, The Gospel of Philip stands apart as one of the most intimate, philosophical, and mystically daring texts of early Christianity. Rather than telling a story of events, Philip invites the reader into a way of seeing, a spiritual logic where love, knowledge, and Spirit are not separate paths, but one unified reality.

Written in the second or third century and preserved among the Nag Hammadi discoveries, this gospel explores Christianity not as doctrine, but as transformation. Here, resurrection is not postponed until death but lived now. Truth is not merely spoken but embodied. And the deepest mysteries of Christ are revealed through images of union: baptism and chrism, Eucharist and bridal chamber, light and rest.

This edition presents:

- The respected translation by Mark Mattison, faithful to the Coptic text and its complex symbolic language.
- A modern, accessible presentation designed to preserve Philip's depth while inviting contemporary readers into its vision.

Within these sayings, readers encounter a Christ who teaches through paradox and poetry-where names conceal more than they reveal, where knowledge frees but love builds, and where spiritual maturity is measured not by status or certainty, but by union with the living Truth.

The Gospel of Philip is not a manual for belief; it is an invitation to become.
To awaken.
To love.
To know.
To enter the mystery where Love, Knowledge, and Spirit are One.