The Gospel of Philip: Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and the Gnosis of Sacred Union by LeLoup, Jean-Yves
The Gospel of Philip: Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and the Gnosis of Sacred Union by LeLoup, Jean-Yves

The Gospel of Philip: Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and the Gnosis of Sacred Union

A new translation and analysis of one of the most controversial of the apocryphal gospels - Emphasizes...
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The Gospel of Philip: Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and the Gnosis of Sacred Union by LeLoup, Jean-Yves

The Gospel of Philip: Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and the Gnosis of Sacred Union

$180.40
The Gospel of Philip: Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and the Gnosis of Sacred Union by LeLoup, Jean-Yves

The Gospel of Philip: Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and the Gnosis of Sacred Union

$180.40
Author: Jean-Yves LeLoup
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
A new translation and analysis of one of the most controversial of the apocryphal gospels

- Emphasizes an initiatic marriage between the male and female principles as the heart of the Christian mystery

- Bears witness to the physical relationship shared by Jesus and Mary Magdalene

- Translated from the Coptic and analyzed by the author of the bestselling The Gospel of Mary Magdalene (over 90,000 sold)

The mainstream position of the Christian church on sexuality was perhaps best summed up by Pope Innocent III (1160-1216) when he stated that "the sexual act is so shameful that it is intrinsically evil." Another Christian theologian maintained that the "Holy Ghost is absent from the room shared by a wedded couple." What Philip records in his gospel is that Christ said precisely the opposite: The nuptial chamber is in fact the holy of holies. For Philip the holy trinity includes the feminine presence. God is the Father, the Holy Ghost is the Mother, and Jesus is the Son. Neither man nor woman alone is created in the image of God. It is only in their relationship with one another--the sacred embrace in which they share the divine breath--that they resemble God.

The Gospel of Philip is best known for its portrayal of the physical relationship shared by Jesus and his most beloved disciple, Mary of Magdala. Because it ran counter to the direction of the Church, which condemned the "works of the flesh," Philip's gospel was suppressed and lost until rediscovered at Nag Hammadi in 1947. Orthodox theologian Jean-Yves Leloup's translation from the Coptic and his analysis of this gospel are presented here for the first time in English. What emerges from this important source text is a restoration of the sacred initiatic union between the male and female principles that was once at the heart of Christianity's sacred mystery.

Author: Jean-Yves LeLoup
Publisher: Inner Traditions International
Published: 08/01/2004
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.98h x 6.32w x 0.52d
ISBN: 9781594770227


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 10/01/2004 pg. 305
Library Journal 12/01/2004 pg. 125
Library Journal 12/15/2004

About the Author
Jean-Yves Leloup an Orthodox theologian and professor of theology, philosophy, and psychology, is the founder of the International College of Therapists. His other books include The Gospel of Mary Magdalene and a forthcoming translation and commentary on the Gospel of Thomas. He lives in France.
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