De virginibus velandis
On the Veiling of Virgins
Bibliographische Angabe
The Writings of the Fathers Down to A.D. 325 Ante-Nicene Fathers. Volume 4. Fathers of the Third Century: Tertullian, Part Fourth; Minucius Felix; Commodian; Origen, Parts First and Second. Chronologically arranged, with brief notes and prefaces, by A. Cleveland Coxe, D.D. Hendrickson Publishers, Inc. Printed in the United States of America. originally published in the United States by the Christian Literature Publishing Company, 1885. (Translation, Englisch)
Schlüssel
CPL 27
Datum
3. Jh.
Text
Inhaltsangabe
- On the Veiling of Virgins.
- Chapter I.--Truth Rather to Be Appealed to Than Custom, and Truth Progressive in Its Developments.
- Chapter II.--Before Proceeding Farther, Let the Question of Custom Itself Be Sifted.
- Chapter III.--Gradual Development of Custom, and Its Results. Passionate Appeal to Truth.
- Chapter IV.--Of the Argument Drawn from 1 Cor. XI. 5-16.
- Chapter V.--Of the Word Woman, Especially in Connection with Its Application to Eve.
- Chapter VI.--The Parallel Case of Mary Considered.
- Chapter VII.--Of the Reasons Assigned by the Apostle for Bidding Women to Be Veiled.
- Chapter VIII.--The Argument E Contrario.
- Chapter IX.--Veiling Consistent with the Other Rules of Discipline Observed by Virgins and Women in General.
- Chapter X.--If the Female Virgins are to Be Thus Conspicuous, Why Not the Male as Well?
- Chapter XI.--The Rule of Veiling Not Applicable to Children.
- Chapter XII.--Womanhood Self-Evident, and Not to Be Concealed by Just Leaving the Head Bare.
- Chapter XIII.--If Unveiling Be Proper, Why Not Practise It Always, Out of the Church as Well as in It?
- Chapter XIV.--Perils to the Virgins Themselves Attendant Upon Not-Veiling.
- Chapter XV.--Of Fascination.
- Chapter XVI.--Tertullian, Having Shown His Defence to Be Consistent with Scripture, Nature, and Discipline, Appeals to the Virgins Themselves.
- Chapter XVII.--An Appeal to the Married Women.