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The Letter of Peter to Philip is a Gnostic writing.[1][2] It was initially discovered as the second tractate in Codex VIII of the Nag Hammadi library.[1] The tractate is a Coptic translation of a Greek original,[1] likely written in c. 200 AD.[2] An additional copy of the text, also written in Coptic, was later found in Codex Tchacos.[3]
The work begins as a putative epistle from Peter to Philip the Apostle. However, this is more of a framing device, and the narrative quickly changes to a dialogue between Jesus and the disciples.[4][2] The central message of the writing is to emphasize the soteriological value of preaching the message of Jesus.[1] In practice it is more of an apocalypse, revealing secrets from Christ in the form of a dialogue recorded in a letter.[5]
- ^ a b c d Moon, Beverly. "Letter of Peter to Philip". The Coptic encyclopedia, volume 5. Claremont Graduate University. School of Religion. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ a b c Wisse, Frederik (March 1981). The Nag Hammadi library in English. San Francisco: Harper & Row. p. 394. ISBN 9780060669294. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ Kaler, Michael (2009). "The Letter of Peter to Philip and Its Message of Gnostic Revelation and Christian Unity". Vigiliae Christianae. 63 (3): 264–95. doi:10.1163/157007208X377247. JSTOR 20700315.
- ^ Luttikhuizen, Gerard. "The Letter of Peter to Philip and the NT (1978)". Academia.edu. Brill. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ Foster, Paul (2015). "Peter in Noncanonical Traditions". In Bond, Helen; Hurtado, Larry (eds.). Peter in Early Christianity. pp. 258–260. ISBN 978-0-8028-7171-8.