%0 Journal Article %1 Dunn05 %A Dunn, Geoffrey D. %D 2005 %J Vigiliae Christianae %K Rhetorik Tertullian %N 1 %P 1--30 %T Rhetoric and Tertullian's De Virginibus Velandis %V 59 %X Tertullian’s de Virginibus Velandis is not simply a somewhat neglected ascetic treatise but a rhetorical treatise about asceticism. The use of classical rhetoric as a modern interpretative tool for early Christian literature is common, although, as witnessed in an article recently in this journal, not without its critics. In this deliberative treatise Tertullian argued from Scripture (3.5c-6.3), natural law (7.1-8.4) and Christian discipline (9.1-15.3) that from puberty Christian female virgins ought to be veiled when in public. The custom of some Carthaginian virgins not being veiled when the church gathered was attacked as being contrary to the truth. What we find is Tertullian’s overwhelming concern for fidelity to the regula fidei. The presence of a well-developed rhetorical structure in de Virginibus Velandis is an argument for dating it after de Oratione,where Tertullian made some similar points, though in a less cohesive and more rudimentary manner.

@article{Dunn05, abstract = {Tertullian’s de Virginibus Velandis is not simply a somewhat neglected ascetic treatise but a rhetorical treatise about asceticism. The use of classical rhetoric as a modern interpretative tool for early Christian literature is common, although, as witnessed in an article recently in this journal, not without its critics. In this deliberative treatise Tertullian argued from Scripture (3.5c-6.3), natural law (7.1-8.4) and Christian discipline (9.1-15.3) that from puberty Christian female virgins ought to be veiled when in public. The custom of some Carthaginian virgins not being veiled when the church gathered was attacked as being contrary to the truth. What we find is Tertullian’s overwhelming concern for fidelity to the regula fidei. The presence of a well-developed rhetorical structure in de Virginibus Velandis is an argument for dating it after de Oratione,where Tertullian made some similar points, though in a less cohesive and more rudimentary manner.}, added-at = {2007-10-10T18:18:51.000+0200}, author = {Dunn, Geoffrey D.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/20da31779a0e2aead5590653e0961aca6/avs}, interhash = {0af210e39977b12529017373b9283a43}, intrahash = {0da31779a0e2aead5590653e0961aca6}, journal = {Vigiliae Christianae}, keywords = {Rhetorik Tertullian}, lastdatemodified = {2005-09-23}, lastname = {Dunn}, number = 1, own = {notown}, pages = {1--30}, pdf = {Dunn05.1.p1.pdf}, read = {notread}, timestamp = {2007-10-10T18:18:56.000+0200}, title = {Rhetoric and Tertullian's De Virginibus Velandis}, volume = 59, year = 2005 }