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Chrism

The annointment with oil. (See "On the Anointing". NHL) "The chrism is superior to baptism, for it is from the word "Chrism" that we have been called "Christians", certainly not because of the word "baptism". And it is because of the chrism that "the Christ" has his name. For the Father anointed the Son, and the Son anointed the apostles, and the apostles anointed us". ("Gospel of Philip".) http://www.gnosis.org/naghamm/gop.html

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