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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.

601–700

The Seventh Century

1 work

c. 640–660

Greek

The Life of Symeon the Holy Fool

Leontius of Neapolis · 7th century

The life of a monk who left the desert for the city and feigned madness — dragging a dead dog through the gate, upsetting market stalls — to hide his holiness and shame the respectable.

Byzantine · BiographyRead elsewhere