The sources of De Virginibus Velandis

1. Epistle to the Galatians Paul the Apostle 1 authority 1 citation

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   Explicitly cited: 'For writing to the Galatians, "God sent," he says, "His Son, made of a woman"'

   Let us see now whether the Apostle too observes the form of that term according to Genesis, assigning it to the sex, thus calling the Virgin Mary a "woman" just as Genesis calls Eve.

2. First Epistle to the Corinthians Paul the Apostle 1 authority 1 citation · 6 passages

   de virginibus velandis 6 passages anchored here

   The Apostle's letter (identifiable as 1 Corinthians 11 and 14 material on veiling and women's silence) is the central text under sustained exegesis throughout

   But if the Apostle adds also the prejudgment of nature—that the redundance of hair is an honour to the woman, because the hair is for a covering—surely this is a special distinction above all for the virgin, of whom even the very adornment is properly such that, heaped up upon the crown, it covers the very citadel of the head with a circuit of tresses.

3. Genesis Moses (traditional attribution) 1 authority 1 citation · 5 passages

   de virginibus velandis 5 passages anchored here

   Genesis is named explicitly ('according to Genesis', 'Genesis calls Eve') and quoted extensively across multiple episodes (Eve's naming, the fall, sons of God)

   "She shall be called woman," as one who was going to be this when she had unsealed her virginity—since He added also, "Therefore shall a man leave father and mother, and shall be joined to his woman, and the two shall be in one flesh.

Each stands at a single passage. The chapter carries the anchors.

de virginibus velandis 13 sources

Angelic revelation concerning the veil · Ecclesiastes · Exhortation to examine all things and follow the better (Pauline-style injunction) · Genesis (Rebekah narrative) · Gospel of John (Farewell Discourse) · Gospel of Luke (Annunciation) · Heathen custom/discipline (unspecified) · Heathen customs regarding veiling and puberty · Saying about the Arabian women · Scripture (general) · Unnamed objection based on Paul's silence about virgins · Unspecified law/custom of Israel regarding marriage age · Unspecified scriptural saying ("Nothing hidden that shall not be revealed")