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The True Mysteries

The True Mysteries THE TRUE MYSTERIES SACRAMENTALISM IN THE GOSPEL OF PHILIP' BY APRIL D. DECONICK Previous scholars of Philip have identified the sacraments (which they have understood to be ritual activities) as a particularly troublesome puz- zle. Thus ritual in Philip has been the subject of numerous important and intriguing academic studies over the last generation. Each of these studies has helped steadily advance our understanding of the subject, clarifying many of the problems connected with interpreting the Gospel of Philip 2 ' A rough draft of this paper was presented in 1998 to the Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism Group at the annual meeting of the Society for Biblical Literature. It appeared in draft form in the SBL Seminar Papers, Part 1 (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1998) 483-523 under the title, "Entering God's Presence: Sacramentalism in the Gospel of Philip." I would especially like to thank my respondents, Elaine Pagels and Charles Gieschen, for their comments and criticisms on that draft as well as the members of the Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism Group. In addition, my gratitude is extended to Gilles Quispel and Rachel Elior for reading earlier drafts of this article and providing me with their helpful comments. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Vigiliae Christianae Brill

The True Mysteries

Deconick, April D.
Vigiliae Christianae , Volume 55 (3): 225 – Jan 1, 2001
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Brill
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© 2001 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0042-6032
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10.1163/157007201X00214
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THE TRUE MYSTERIES SACRAMENTALISM IN THE GOSPEL OF PHILIP' BY APRIL D. DECONICK Previous scholars of Philip have identified the sacraments (which they have understood to be ritual activities) as a particularly troublesome puz- zle. Thus ritual in Philip has been the subject of numerous important and intriguing academic studies over the last generation. Each of these studies has helped steadily advance our understanding of the subject, clarifying many of the problems connected with interpreting the Gospel of Philip 2 ' A rough draft of this paper was presented in 1998 to the Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism Group at the annual meeting of the Society for Biblical Literature. It appeared in draft form in the SBL Seminar Papers, Part 1 (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1998) 483-523 under the title, "Entering God's Presence: Sacramentalism in the Gospel of Philip." I would especially like to thank my respondents, Elaine Pagels and Charles Gieschen, for their comments and criticisms on that draft as well as the members of the Early Jewish and Christian Mysticism Group. In addition, my gratitude is extended to Gilles Quispel and Rachel Elior for reading earlier drafts of this article and providing me with their helpful comments.

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