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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.

1301–1400

The Fourteenth Century

1 work

c. 1405–1410

Middle English

Dives and Pauper

Anonymous

A rich man and a poor man discuss the ten commandments at length, with the poor man arguing that images may teach but must not be worshipped, and that the rich hold their wealth in trust.

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