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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1577 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.

901–1000

The Tenth Century

1 work

c. 971

Old English

The Blickling Homilies

Anonymous

Nineteen anonymous sermons, more apocalyptic and more willing to use legendary material than Ælfric would allow, including a vision of hell close to one in Beowulf.

Anglo-Saxon · Homilies

1101–1200

The Twelfth Century

1 work

c. 1183–1200

Latin

The Book of Concordance

Liber de Concordia Novi ac Veteris Testamenti

Joachim of Fiore · c. 1135–1202

A system of correspondences between the two testaments yielding three ages of history — of the Father, the Son, and a coming age of the Spirit in which the church will be renewed.

Western Monastic · Prophecy

1301–1400

The Fourteenth Century

1 work

c. 1399–1419

Catalan

The Sermons

Vincent Ferrer · c. 1350–1419

Apocalyptic preaching delivered across Spain, France, and Italy to enormous crowds, announcing that the end was near and calling for repentance and reform.

Dominican · Homilies

1501–1600

The Sixteenth Century

1 work

July 1524

German

Sermon to the Princes

Thomas Müntzer · c. 1489–1525

A sermon on Daniel preached to the Saxon rulers, warning that if they will not clear the godless from among God's people the sword will be taken from them.

Radical Reformation · HomilyDaniel