The Banquet of the Ten Virgins; or Concerning Chastity
Classic translation
4th c. · Moral & Pastoral · English translation, 1890
Source edition: The Ante-Nicene Fathers (ed. Roberts & Donaldson, 1885)
Cover art: The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins — Peter von Cornelius (German, 1783–1867) (Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
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Contents
- Introduction
- Marcella.
- 1. The Difficulty and Excellence of Virginity; The Study of Doctrine Necessary…
- 2. Virginity a Plant from Heaven, Introduced Late; The Advancement of Mankind…
- 3. By the Circumcision of Abraham, Marriage with Sisters Forbidden; In the…
- Christ Alone Taught Virginity, Openly Preaching the Kingdom of Heaven; The…
- Christ, by Preserving His Flesh Incorrupt in Virginity, Draws to the Exercise…
- Theophila.
- 1. Marriage Not Abolished by the Commendation of Virginity
- 2. Generation Something Akin to the First Formation of Eve from the Side and…
- 3. An Ambiguous Passage of Scripture; Not Only the Faithful But Even Prelates…
- 4. Human Generation, and the Work of God Therein Set Forth
- 5. The Holy Father Follows Up the Same Argument
- 6. God Cares Even for Adulterous Births; Angels Given to Them as Guardians
- 7. The Rational Soul from God Himself; Chastity Not the Only Good, Although the…
- Thaleia.
- 1. Passages of Holy Scripture Compared
- 2. The Digressions of the Apostle Paul; The Character of His Doctrine: Nothing…
- 3. Comparison Instituted Between the First and Second Adam
- 4. Some Things Here Hard and Too Slightly Treated, and Apparently Not…
- 5. A Passage of Jeremiah Examined
- 6. The Whole Number of Spiritual Sheep; Man a Second Choir, After the Angels…
- 7. The Works of Christ, Proper to God and to Man, the Works of Him Who is One
- 8. The Bones and Flesh of Wisdom; The Side Out of Which the Spiritual Eve is…
- 9. The Dispensation of Grace in Paul the Apostle
- 10. The Doctrine of the Same Apostle Concerning Purity
- Chapter 11.—The Same Argument
- 12. Paul an Example to Widows, and to Those Who Do Not Live with Their Wives
- 13. The Doctrine of Paul Concerning Virginity Explained
- 14. Virginity a Gift of God: the Purpose of Virginity Not Rashly to Be Adopted…
- Theopatra.
- 1. The Necessity of Praising Virtue, for Those Who Have the Power
- 2. The Protection of Chastity and Virginity Divinely Given to Men, that They…
- 3. That Passage of David Explained; What the Harps Hung Upon the Willows…
- 4. The Author Goes on with the Interpretation of the Same Passage
- 5. The Gifts of Virgins, Adorned with Which They are Presented to One Husband…
- 6. Virginity to Be Cultivated and Commended in Every Place and Time
- Thallousa.
- 1. The Offering of Chastity a Great Gift
- 2. Abraham’s Sacrifice of a Heifer Three Years Old, of a Goat, and of a Ram…
- 3. Far Best to Cultivate Virtue from Boyhood
- 4. Perfect Consecration and Devotion to God: What It is
- 5. The Vow of Chastity, and Its Rites in the Law; Vines, Christ, and the Devil
- 6. Sikera, a Manufactured and Spurious Wine, Yet Intoxicating; Things Which are…
- 7. The Church Intermediate Between the Shadows of the Law and the Realities of…
- 8. The Double Altar, Widows and Virgins; Gold the Symbol of Virginity
- Agathe.
- 1. The Excellence of the Abiding Glory of Virginity; The Soul Made in the Image…
- 2. The Parable of the Ten Virgins
- 3. The Same Endeavour and Effort After Virginity, with a Different Result
- 4. What the Oil in the Lamps Means
- Chapter 5.—The Reward of Virginity
- Procilla.
- 1. What the True and Seemly Manner of Praising; The Father Greater Than the…
- 2. The Interpretation of that Passage of the Canticles
- 3. Virgins Being Martyrs First Among the Companions of Christ
- 4. The Passage Explained; The Queens, the Holy Souls Before the Deluge; The…
- 5. The Sixty Queens: Why Sixty, and Why Queens; The Excellence of the Saints of…
- 6. The Eighty Concubines, What; The Knowledge of the Incarnation Communicated…
- 7. The Virgins, the Righteous Ancients; The Church, the One Only Spouse, More…
- 8. The Human Nature of Christ His One Dove
- 9. The Virgins Immediately After the Queen and Spouse
- Thekla.
- 1. Methodius’ Derivation of the Word Virginity: Wholly Divine; Virtue, in…
- 2. The Lofty Mind and Constancy of the Sacred Virgins; The Introduction of…
- 3. The Lot and Inheritance of Virginity
- 4. Exhortation to the Cultivation of Virginity; A Passage from the Apocalypse…
- 5. The Woman Who Brings Forth, to Whom the Dragon is Opposed, the Church; Her…
- 6. The Works of the Church, the Bringing Forth of Children in Baptism; The Moon…
- 7. The Child of the Woman in the Apocalypse Not Christ, But the Faithful Who…
- 8. The Faithful in Baptism Males, Configured to Christ; The Saints Themselves…
- 9. The Son of God, Who Ever Is, is To-Day Begotten in the Minds and Sense of…
- 10. The Dragon, the Devil; The Stars Struck from Heaven by the Tail of the…
- 11. The Woman with the Male Child in the Wilderness the Church; The Wilderness…
- 12. Virgins are Called to the Imitation of the Church in the Wilderness…
- 13. The Seven Crowns of the Beast to Be Taken Away by Victorious Chastity; The…
- 14. The Doctrine of Mathematicians Not Wholly to Be Despised, When They are…
- 15. Arguments from the Novelty of Fate and Generation; That Golden Age, Early…
- 16. Several Other Things Turned Against the Same Mathematicians
- 17. The Lust of the Flesh and Spirit: Vice and Virtue
- Tusiane.
- Chastity the Chief Ornament of the True Tabernacle; Seven Days Appointed to the…
- 2. Figure, Image, Truth: Law, Grace, Glory; Man Created Immortal: Death Brought…
- 3. How Each One Ought to Prepare Himself for the Future Resurrection
- 4. The Mind Clearer When Cleansed from Sin; The Ornaments of the Mind and the…
- 5. The Mystery of the Tabernacles
- Domnina.
- Chastity Alone Aids and Effects the Most Praiseworthy Government of the Soul
- 2. The Allegory of the Trees Demanding a King, in the Book of Judges, Explained
- 3. The Bramble and the Agnos the Symbol of Chastity; The Four Gospels, that Is…
- 4. The Law Useless for Salvation; The Last Law of Chastity Under the Figure of…
- 5. The Malignity of the Devil as an Imitator in All Things; Two Kinds of…
- 6. The Mystery of the Vision of Zechariah
- Arete.
- 1. The True and Chaste Virgins Few; Chastity a Contest; Thekla Chief of Virgins
- 2. Thekla Singing Decorously a Hymn, the Rest of the Virgins Sing with Her…
- 3. Which are the Better, the Continent, or Those Who Delight in Tranquillity of…
- Elucidations