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The Gospel of Philip applies 1 Corinthians' saying about what no human heart can conceive to a union beyond ordinary marriage. The shared limit on understanding explains why familiar names such as male and female cannot fully describe that union.
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1 Corinthians 2:9
New Testament
6 Now we do speak wisdom among the mature, but not a wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are perishing. 7 Instead we speak the wisdom of God, hidden in a mystery, that God determined before the ages for our glory. 8 None of the rulers of this age understood it. If they had known it, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. 9 But just as it is written, “Things that no eye has seen, or ear heard, or mind imagined, are the things God has prepared for those who love him.” 10 God has revealed these to us by the Spirit. For the Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.
Gospel of Philip 10:54
Nag Hammadi
In this world, union is that of male and female, the dwelling of power and weakness. In the age (to come), the likeness of union differs, yet we label them with these (same) names. However, there exist others, being above any name that is named, and they surpass the strong, because where strength is found, there dwell those who are even stronger, who are not both same and different, but who are both one, single. This is what cannot descend on the fleshly heart. Is it not required that all those who possess all things know themselves thoroughly? Some who know not themselves will not derive any good from what they possess. Those, however, who have come to know themselves will derive good from them.
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Notes and References
“... 104a. But we call them by these names. But there are others. They are exalted above every name that is named. 104b. And they are higher than the strong. For where strength is, there also are those who are superior to Uie strength. 104c. Those are not: the one and the other. But these two are one and the same. This is what cannot enter into any heart of flesh.** [...] 64. Cf 1 Cor. 2:9. ...”
Schenke, Hans-Martin
"The Gospel of Philip" in Schneemelcher, Wilhelm; Wilson, R. McL. (ed.) New Testament Apocrypha, Volume 1: Gospels and Related Writings
(pp. 201-202, 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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