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.
201–300
1 work
c. 3rd century; reported by Eusebius from the Edessa archives
Syriac
Anonymous
King Abgar of Edessa writes to Jesus asking him to come and heal him, having heard he cures without herbs or drugs. Jesus replies that he cannot come but will send a disciple afterwards — and blesses those who have not seen and yet believed.
301–400
1 work
c. 400
Syriac
Anonymous
An expanded telling of how Edessa was converted: Abgar's letter to Jesus and the reply, and now a court painter sent to bring back a portrait, the apostle Addai preaching and healing the king, and the finding of the true cross by Protonike before Helena.
401–500
1 work
c. 412–435
Syriac
Rabbula of Edessa · d. 435
Short, hard commands for the monks and the covenanters of Edessa: no monk is to own two tunics, none to enter a village without cause, clergy are not to lend at interest or take part in lawsuits, and no woman is to live in a cleric's house.
3 of 1774 works