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Chapter XX.; original source section: Chapter 20; original book/conference: VIII. The Second Conference of Abbot Serenus.
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A question about the fallen angels who are said in Genesis to have had intercourse with the daughters of men.
Complete source paragraph · Conferences of John Cassian, Part I, Chapter XX.; original source section: Chapter 20; original book/conference: VIII. The Second Conference of Abbot Serenus., source paragraph 2 · Original source
Germanus: Since a passage of Genesis was a little while ago by the providence of God brought forward in our midst, and happily reminded us that we can now conveniently ask about a point which we have always longed to learn, we want to know what view we ought to take about those fallen angels who are said to have had intercourse with the daughters of men, and whether such a thing can literally
Complete source paragraph · Conferences of John Cassian, Part I, Chapter XX.; original source section: Chapter 20; original book/conference: VIII. The Second Conference of Abbot Serenus., source paragraph 3 · Original source