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.
101–200
1 work
197
Latin
Ad Martyras
Tertullian · c. 155–c. 220
A short letter to Christians awaiting execution, reframing the prison as a training ground and urging them not to waste the opportunity by quarrelling among themselves.
201–300
1 work
c. 235
Greek
Origen of Alexandria · c. 185–c. 253
Written for two friends imprisoned under Maximinus, urging them not to bargain, and drawing on the Maccabean martyrs for a theology of witness unto death.
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