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
c. 150; survives in fragment
Greek
Anonymous
A passion narrative that exonerates Pilate, blames Herod and the Jewish leaders, and stages the resurrection itself with two angels and a walking, talking cross.
1201–1300
2 works
c. 1260
Latin
Lignum Vitae
Bonaventure · 1221–1274
Forty-eight meditations on the life, passion, and glory of Christ arranged as fruits on a tree, designed to be memorised and pictured.
13th century; authorship disputed
Latin
Attributed to Jacopone da Todi · c. 1230–1306
Twenty stanzas at the foot of the cross, asking to be allowed to stand with the mother and share her grief.
1301–1400
1 work
c. 1328–1330
Middle High German
Henry Suso · c. 1295–1366
A dialogue between the Servant and Eternal Wisdom, moving from the sweetness of divine love to the passion, and including a hundred short meditations for daily use.
4 of 1774 works