Die Eucharistie ist Jesus : : Anfänge einer Theorie des Sakraments im koptischen Philippusevangelium (NHC II 3) / / von Herbert Schmid.

• Superior document: Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae, v. 88
• Author: Schmid, Herbert.
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2007.
• Year of Publication: 2007
• Language: German; English
• Series: Vigiliae Christianae, Supplements 88.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (567 p.)
• Notes: Slightly Revision of the author's thesis--Universität München, 2005.
• Other title: Vorläufige material /; 1. Kapitel. Das Philippusevangelium als Erörterung über den Wert der Sakramente /; 2. Kapitel. Ansätze einer Theorie des Sakraments /; 3. Kapitel. Spender und Empfänger der Sakramentalen Rituale /; 4. Kapitel. Ergebnisse /; Literaturverzeichnis /; Stellenregister /; Sachregister /; Supplements to Vigiliae Christianae /
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 505-531) and indexes.
• ISBN: 1281936227; 9786611936228; 9047421639
• ISSN: 0920-623X
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: von Herbert Schmid.

Given the concept of salvation through knowledge in Valentinian Gnosis, which is basically anti-materialist, one would not expect concrete physical rituals to play a large role in its practice. The Nag Hammadi Gospel of Philip is widely recognized as a Valentinian text, yet it contains portions of a treatise on the value of baptism, anointing, and the eucharist. The text, which arguably comes from the end of the second century, presents the first developed theory and justification of these sacraments in Early Christianity. The present study reconstructs this theory from the fragmentary text and considers its consequences for the organization of the community. Thus, the book is also an attempt to address the problem of institutionalization in early Christian communities.