Date of composition

• Late 100s to early 200s.
• It was later placed in the Nag Hammadi Gnostic collection, which dates to the 300s.
• It was also found in a different codex (book) that also contained the Gospel of Judas.

Type of Apocrypha (heretical or in error (made up))

• Heretical.

Length

• 4 double-spaced pages. Part of the writing is missing.

Summary

• Only the first paragraph is a letter from Peter to Philip. In it, Peter describes how Philip refused to join the Apostles in evangelizing the world. Peter asks Philip if he would reconsider.
• The letter ends and a narrative begins with Philip joining Peter and the others. They then went to the Mount of Olives to pray. A light appears, and Jesus's voice came from the light, encouraging them and stating that he will be with them forever. The Apostles ask about the aeons and pleroma, and Jesus gives a gnostic teaching. The Apostles then traveled back to Jerusalem. Jesus appeared to the Apostles there and assured them he would be with them. The Apostles then separate to travel to different parts of the world.

Noteworthy from the book

1. Peter referred to Philip as an Apostle.