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

Jean-Yves Leloup is a theologian and founder of the Institute of Other Civilization Studies and the International College of Therapists. His books include Jesus and Judas, The Sacred Embrace of Jesus and Mary, The Gospel of Mary Magdalene, The Gospel of Philip, and The Gospel of Thomas. He lives in France.

Jacob Needleman is a professor of philosophy at San Francisco State University and the author of many books, including The Essential Marcus Aurelius, Why Can't We Be Good?, The American Soul, The Wisdom of Love, Time and the Soul, The Heart of Philosophy, Lost Christianity, and Money and the Meaning of Life.

Theologian Jean-Yves Leloup's translation from the Coptic and his analysis of the Gospel of Philip are presented here for the first time in English. What emerges from this important source text is an affirmation of the sacred union of the male and female principles that was once at the heart of Christianity's sacred mystery.

List of Abbreviations

Foreword by Jacob Needleman

Introduction

THE GOSPEL OF PHILIP