... cannibalism and other evils had been changed to civilization, cities and cookery (Scholars atDinner, 66 0e 66 1c). In this case, the animal sacrifice had initiated culture and human progress, and, above ... teaching about animals and humans in the Gospel of Philip:There are animals of flesh and blood, animals in human form, gods who arecharacterized as animals, and finally humans who have no bestial ... animals and humans on a par with each other. He points to the simi-larities in the physical equipment of humans and animals, he compares thekilling of sacrificial animals with the killing of humans, ...