On the Veiling of Virgins

Tertullian, On the Veiling of Virgins. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 4 (Roberts and Donaldson, 1885), public domain.

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On the Veiling of Virgins Chapter 1 — Truth Rather to Be Appealed to Than Custom, and Truth Progressive in Its Developments. III. Chapter I.—Truth Rather to Be Appealed to Than Custom, and Truth Progressive in Its Developments. Having already undergone…vatican.va
On the Veiling of Virgins Chapter 2 — Before Proceeding Farther, Let the Question of Custom Itself Be Sifted. But I will not, meantime, attribute this usage to Truth. Be it, for a while, custom: that to custom I may likewise oppose custom. Throughout…vatican.va
On the Veiling of Virgins Chapter 3 — Gradual Development of Custom, and Its Results. Passionate Appeal to Truth. But not even between customs have those most chaste teachers chosen to examine. Still, until very recently, among us, either custom was,…vatican.va
On the Veiling of Virgins Chapter 4 — Of the Argument Drawn from 1 Cor. XI. 5-16. But in so far as it is the custom to argue even from the Scriptures in opposition to truth, there is immediately urged against us the fact that “no mention of virgins is…vatican.va
On the Veiling of Virgins Chapter 5 — Of the Word Woman, Especially in Connection with Its Application to Eve. But since they use the name of woman in such a way as to think it inapplicable save to her alone who has known a man, the pertinence of the…vatican.va
On the Veiling of Virgins Chapter 6 — The Parallel Case of Mary Considered. Let us now see whether the apostle withal observes the norm of this name in accordance with Genesis, attributing it to the sex; calling the virgin Mary a woman, just as Genesis…vatican.va
On the Veiling of Virgins Chapter 7 — Of the Reasons Assigned by the Apostle for Bidding Women to Be Veiled. Turn we next to the examination of the reasons themselves which lead the apostle to teach that the female ought to be veiled, (to see) whether…vatican.va
On the Veiling of Virgins Chapter 8 — The Argument E Contrario. The contraries, at all events, of all these (considerations) effect that a man is not to cover his head: to wit, because he has not by nature been gifted with excess of hair; because to be…vatican.va
On the Veiling of Virgins Chapter 9 — Veiling Consistent with the Other Rules of Discipline Observed by Virgins and Women in General. Chapter IX.—Veiling Consistent with the Other Rules of Discipline Observed by Virgins and Women in General. Let us now…vatican.va
On the Veiling of Virgins Chapter 10 — If the Female Virgins are to Be Thus Conspicuous, Why Not the Male as Well?. Nor, similarly, (is it permitted) on the ground of any distinctions whatever. Otherwise, it were sufficiently discourteous, that while…vatican.va
On the Veiling of Virgins Chapter 11 — The Rule of Veiling Not Applicable to Children. But what we intermitted above for the sake of the subsequent discussion—not to dissipate its coherence—we will now discharge by an answer. For when we joined issue…vatican.va
On the Veiling of Virgins Chapter 12 — Womanhood Self-Evident, and Not to Be Concealed by Just Leaving the Head Bare. Chapter XII.—Womanhood Self-Evident, and Not to Be Concealed by Just Leaving the Head Bare. Recognise the woman, ay, recognise the wedded…vatican.va
On the Veiling of Virgins Chapter 13 — If Unveiling Be Proper, Why Not Practise It Always, Out of the Church as Well as in It?. Chapter XIII.—If Unveiling Be Proper, Why Not Practise It Always, Out of the Church as Well as in It? If on account of men they…vatican.va
On the Veiling of Virgins Chapter 14 — Perils to the Virgins Themselves Attendant Upon Not-Veiling. They report a saying uttered at one time by some one when first this question was mooted, “And how shall we invite the other (virgins) to similar conduct?”…vatican.va
On the Veiling of Virgins Chapter 15 — Of Fascination. Nay, but true and absolute and pure virginity fears nothing more than itself. Even female eyes it shrinks from encountering. Other eyes itself has. It betakes itself for refuge to the veil of the head…vatican.va
On the Veiling of Virgins Chapter 16 — Tertullian, Having Shown His Defence to Be Consistent with Scripture, Nature, and Discipline, Appeals to the Virgins Themselves. Chapter XVI.—Tertullian, Having Shown His Defence to Be Consistent with Scripture,…vatican.va
On the Veiling of Virgins Chapter 17 — An Appeal to the Married Women. But we admonish you, too, women of the second (degree of) modesty, who have fallen into wedlock, not to outgrow so far the discipline of the veil, not even in a moment of an hour, as,…vatican.va

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Scripture cited · 69 verses

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