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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1693 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.

301–400

The Fourth Century

1 work

c. 320–330

Greek

On the Place Names in Holy Scripture

Onomasticon

Eusebius of Caesarea · c. 260–339

An alphabetical gazetteer of biblical places, giving each one's location in the fourth-century landscape and whether the village was still standing.

Early Church · Reference

601–700

The Seventh Century

1 work

c. 670–700

Latin

The Collectanea on Patrick

Tírechán · 7th century

An itinerary of the churches Patrick was said to have founded across the north and west of Ireland, church by church and district by district.

Celtic · Biography

1001–1100

The Eleventh Century

1 work

c. 1073–1076

Latin

History of the Archbishops of Hamburg-Bremen

Adam of Bremen · d. c. 1085

A history of the northern mission whose fourth book describes Scandinavia, the pagan temple at Uppsala, and lands to the west including Vinland.

Western · History