ins , ▁which ▁took ▁their ▁l amps , ▁and ▁went ▁forth ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁b ride g room ". ▁ ▁Another ▁interpretation ▁of ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁Philip ▁finds ▁Jesus ▁as ▁the ▁central ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁text . ▁This ▁view ▁is ▁supported ▁by ▁the ▁G nost ic ▁scholar , ▁Mar vin ▁W . ▁Meyer . ▁Ev idence ▁for ▁this ▁belief ▁can ▁be ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁selection ▁of ▁quot ations ▁from ▁the ▁g ospel : ▁ ▁Thus , ▁according ▁to ▁Meyer , ▁it ▁is ▁clear ▁that ▁without ▁Jesus , ▁the ▁rit uals ▁and ▁myster ies ▁mentioned ▁in ▁this ▁g ospel ▁would ▁have ▁no ▁context . ▁Furthermore , ▁according ▁to ▁Meyer , ▁this ▁text ▁seems ▁to ▁follow ▁the ▁belief s ▁of ▁the ▁Val entin ian ▁Christian ▁sect , ▁a ▁group ▁that ▁wor sh ipped ▁the ▁G nost ic ▁Christ , ▁and ▁is ▁often ▁linked ▁to ▁what ▁is ▁sometimes ▁thought ▁to ▁be ▁Valent ini us ' ▁own ▁text , ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁Tr uth . ▁ ▁The ▁G ospel ▁of ▁Philip ▁ends ▁with ▁its ▁promise : ▁ ▁Mary ▁Mag dal ene ▁▁▁ ▁Despite ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁support ▁from ▁the ▁available ▁text , ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁Philip ▁has ▁been ▁c ited ▁for ▁the ▁theory ▁that ▁Jesus ▁married ▁Mary ▁Mag dal ene . ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁G ospel ▁of ▁Philip ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁a ▁discussion ▁of ▁marriage ▁as ▁a ▁sacred ▁mystery , ▁and ▁two ▁pass ages ▁directly ▁refer ▁to ▁Mary ▁Mag dal ene ▁and ▁her ▁close ▁relationship ▁with ▁Jesus : ▁ ▁In ▁different ▁places ▁in