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The Gospel of Philip develops 1 Corinthians' connection between the shared cup and Jesus' blood. Drinking wine and water filled with the Spirit brings the perfect man to believers, so sharing the cup becomes a way to receive the life of Jesus.
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1 Corinthians 10:16
New Testament
16 Is not the cup of blessing that we bless a sharing in the blood of Christ? Is not the bread that we break a sharing in the body of Christ? 17 Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for we all share the one bread. 18 Look at the people of Israel. Are not those who eat the sacrifices partners in the altar? 19 Am I saying that idols or food sacrificed to them amount to anything? 20 No, I mean that what the pagans sacrifice is to demons and not to God. I do not want you to be partners with demons.
Gospel of Philip 10:39
Nag Hammadi
The cup of prayer contains wine, and it contains water, because it has been established as the type of the blood for which thanksgiving is offered, and it fills with the holy Spirit, and it belongs to the completely Perfect Man. Whenever we drink this, we obtain the Perfect Man. The living water is a body. We must don the living man. Consequently, descending to the water, he strips himself naked, in order that he can don that one. A horse begets a horse, a man begets a man, a god begets a god. This is the way it is with [the] bride[groom] and brides [as well]. They [come to be] from the [bridegroom and bride].
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“... 100. The cup of prayer *' contains wine as well as water. It represents the blood {) and fills with the Holy Spirit. And this is all that constitutes the perfect man. When we drink this (cup), we New Testament Apocrypha shall receive for ourselves the perfect man. [...] 61. Cf I Cor. 10:16. ...”
Schenke, Hans-Martin
"The Gospel of Philip" in Schneemelcher, Wilhelm; Wilson, R. McL. (ed.) New Testament Apocrypha, Volume 1: Gospels and Related Writings
(pp. 200-201, 208) James Clarke & Co., 1991
* The use of references are not endorsements of their contents. Please read the entirety of the provided reference(s) to understand the author's full intentions regarding the use of these texts.
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