The Library
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.
801–900
1 work
c. 858–886
Greek
Photius of Constantinople · c. 815–c. 893
Correspondence and a long series of answers to theological and literary questions, including a famous letter of advice to the newly converted prince of Bulgaria.
901–1000
3 works
c. 893–916
Old Church Slavonic
Clement of Ohrid · c. 840–916
Simple festal sermons written for newly converted Bulgarian congregations by a disciple of Cyril and Methodius who trained thousands of Slavonic clergy.
c. 900–920
Old Church Slavonic
John the Exarch · 9th–10th century
A commentary on the six days of creation compiled from Basil and Severian for the Bulgarian court, incorporating Greek natural science into Slavonic prose.
c. 970–990
Old Church Slavonic
Cosmas the Priest · 10th century
An attack on a Bulgarian movement that rejected the material world, the cross, the sacraments, and the wealthy clergy — while conceding that the clergy deserved much of the criticism.
4 of 1774 works