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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1774 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.

201–300

The Third Century

1 work

c. 250–300

Greek, surviving in Coptic

The Teachings of Silvanus

Anonymous

A father's advice to a son in the manner of Proverbs, urging him to make reason the guide, to know that the mind is a lamp and the passions are wild beasts, and to bring Christ into the house of the soul as a guest.

Alexandrian · WisdomProverbs1 CorinthiansColossiansJamesRead elsewhere