Some Gnostic scholars and experts on early Christianity have called the Gospel of Philip a text of Valentinian theology or simply a Valentinian anthology of sayings and excerpts. The gospel also has been referred to as a sayings gospel, with wisdom sayings attributed to Jesus, but in addition it includes information about the sacraments, especially the sacrament of marriage. The literary forms found in the Gospel of Philip include some parables and aphorisms, an interpretation of Genesis, some narrative dialogue, paraenesis, analogy, and a smattering of polemics.