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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.

100–1 BC

The First Century BC

1 work

c. 100 BC

Hebrew

The Melchizedek Scroll

11QMelch

Anonymous

A reading of the jubilee release in Leviticus as the final release at the end of the tenth jubilee, when Melchizedek — a heavenly figure, not a Canaanite king — will proclaim liberty, execute judgement among the gods, and atone for the sons of light.

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