Gospel of Philip

 

Analogue 51  Creation Stories Adam came into being from two virgins: the Spirit and the virgin Earth. The Anointed One, therefore, was also born of a virgin so that the stumbling, which occurred at the beginning, might be rectified. There are two trees in paradise: the one produces beasts, and the other produces humankind. It was Adam who ate from the tree producing beasts and so he himself not only became bestial, but gave birth to the same. Because of this, human beings began to worship animals. It was in this way, also, that Adam took from the fruit of that tree and multiplied and distributed it, so by eating its fruit, humans gave birth to humans, and also began to worship other humans. It was God, however, who created human beings, but it was humans who created their own gods. So this has been the way it is in this world; humans create their own gods and worship them. It would be far more fitting if the gods of their own creation worshiped humans instead! SYNOPSIS An ove...