Concerning Virgins
Gelesen von Euthymius
Saint Ambrose
(4,725 Sterne; 20 Bewertungen)
Concerning Virgins (De Virginibus) is a series of letters, compiled into three “books,” St. Ambrose wrote to his sister, Manellia, These, perhaps Ambrose's earliest writings, were written in 377 CE. Written in a rather light-handed non-technical style they appear as ethical guides to women who are contemplating entering nunneries. More importantly, they set the tone for Ambrose's later writing on ethics. Concerning Virgins was referred to by other patristic writers including St. Jerome, St Augustine and Cassian, and are now included in the extra-biblical cannon of the early church fathers. (Summary by Gary Gilberd)
(2 hr 29 min)
Chapters
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(5 Sterne)
A wonderful text by a great man: thank you for reading this.
good book but reading very difficult to understand
Thiago Coelho
(3 Sterne)
The accent ruins it for me – in the first paragraph, “preach Christ” sounds more like “bridge Christ”, for instance, and other words are similarly unintelligible if I am not already looking at the text. I stopped after chapter 6 because I found out that there is another version.