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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.

201–300

The Third Century

1 work

c. 260–300

Latin

Commentary on the Apocalypse

Victorinus of Pettau · d. c. 304

A short exposition reading the visions as recapitulations of the same events rather than a sequence, with a frankly millenarian ending that Jerome later revised away.

Early Church · CommentaryRevelationFull text

401–500

The Fifth Century

1 work

3rd–5th century; date disputed

Latin

The Instructions

Commodian

Acrostic poems in rough popular Latin attacking paganism, instructing catechumens, and describing the end of the world with millenarian relish.

Western · PoetryFull text