Apostle Philip






	The Apostle Philip A native of Bethsaida, Philip was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. In his Gospel, John says that Philip was called by Jesus to be His follower, and that he was the one who introduced Batholomew (sometimes called Nathaniel) to Jesus. Tradition has it that while Philip and Batholomew were preaching together in Phrygia, they caused a large serpent to be killed in a pagan temple devoted to the worship of serpents. For this, the city governor and pagan priest ordered that Philip and Bartholomew be crucified. While they were crucified, a large earthquake knocked everyone to the ground, and Philip prayed for everyone's safety. Seeing the earthquake abate, the people demanded that Philip and Bartholomew be released. Although Bartholomew survived, Philip, the city governor, and the pagan priest all died that day. Philip's authority was invoked by the Gnostics, who ascribed to the apostle a number of works. As one example, a Gospel of Philip forms part of the Nag Hammadi library, although it is unknown whether Philip actually penned the work. The apostle Philip is sometimes confused with Philip the Evangelist, who appears in several episodes of Acts.

Philip: Apostle and Evangelist: Configurations of a Tradition (Supplements to Novum Testamentum) (Hardcover), by Christopher R. Matthews
This study investigates the history of the traditions that coalesced around the name Philip in the New Testament and other early Christian literature. It proposes that all of this material ultimately owes its genesis to one historical and literary figure, Philip the apostle. This proposition is explored through a wide-ranging examination of the evidence: Luke's redactional employment of traditional materials about Philip the apostle in Acts 8:4-25 and 8:26-40, the evidence of the canonical Gospels, the second-century perspective on Philip as an apostolic authority figure invoked to legitimate various Christian practices, Philip's apostolic authority in "gnostic" documents for the transmission of the revelatory teaching of Jesus, and the Acts of Philip as a witness to the formation of Christian culture in the earliest centuries. While historical issues are considered where possible, the focus is on the life of the traditions and their reception. Hardcover.

The Gospel of Thomas (Shambhala Library) (Hardcover), by Stevan Davies (Translator)
In 1945, a Coptic document containing sayings attributed to Jesus was discovered deep within an ancient Egyptian cave. This "lost gospel," the Gospel of Thomas, was written at the same time as the canonical Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and is now considered one of the greatest religious discoveries of the twentieth century. It contains 150 sayings, approximately half of which are found in the New Testament—the other half of which are found only here. These new sayings offer an original perspective on Jesus' message. Most notably, they emphasize that the Kingdom of Heaven exists right before us in this present moment, and all that we have to do is recognize it. This edition includes an extensive foreword by Andrew Harvey, as well as commentary that explains biblical terms, philosophical concepts, and historic contexts. Hardcover.

The Gospel of Philip the Deacon 1932 (Paperback), by Frederick Bond Bond, Hester Dowden
Reproduction of a work published in 1932, put forth before the reading public purely as literature, relying entirely on its merits as a narrative and probability as an account, given in great detail, of the birth, mission, and death of Jesus Christ, the Messiah foretold in the sacred writings of Israel. The doctrinal matter it contains will furnish the reader with a further criterion of its reliability. Paperback.

The Gospel of Philip: Annotated & Explained (Skylight Illuminations) (Paperback), by Andrew Phillip Smith
A look at the symbolic, esoteric, and allegorical Gnostic interpretation of Christian and Biblical tradition, with facing-page commentary that brings the text alive for you. Translations and annotation by Andrew Phillip Smith. Paperback.