The Gospel of Philip

[Oracle] [Nag Hammadi II,3] [LNV, from the Coptic] [Complete]

Where Thomas refuses to say what things are like, Philip explains the machinery — naming, images, the chrism, the bridal chamber. It argues, and it is worth arguing with a line at a time.

Draw a saying

From the LNV rendering, made from the Coptic of Nag Hammadi Codex II,3. Turn the saying over to see the Coptic behind it, the scribe's corrections, and where the page is broken.

Saying 6

When we were Hebrews we were orphans — we had only our mother. But when we became Christians, we came to have a father and a mother.

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