The Gospel of Philip — sayings on unity, illusion, and the bridal chamber: the soul’s reunion with its forgotten twin in the Light.
📜 Authorship & Translation
Translated by W. W. Isenberg.
Published in The Nag Hammadi Library in English, ed. James M. Robinson (Harper & Row, 1988).
Reproduced for educational and spiritual use under fair-use.
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The Gospel of Philip (Nag Hammadi Codex II, 3) gathers brief reflections on initiation, illusion, and the sacred mystery called the Bridal Chamber. It teaches that true union arises when the divided aspects of being — male and female, matter and spirit — are reconciled in gnosis.
Unlike the canonical gospels, Philip’s text speaks in symbols rather than story. It offers a sacramental vision of redemption through knowledge, love, and inner marriage — the reunion of Christ and Sophia within the soul.