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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.

301–400

The Fourth Century

1 work

c. 393–431

Latin

The Letters and Poems

Paulinus of Nola · c. 354–431

The correspondence and annual birthday poems of a wealthy senator who gave away an enormous fortune to live beside the tomb of a minor saint.

Western · LettersRead elsewhere

401–500

The Fifth Century

1 work

c. 452

Greek

The Life of Melania the Younger

Gerontius

The life of one of the richest women in the Roman world, who liquidated estates across several provinces, freed thousands of slaves, and settled on the Mount of Olives.

Western · BiographyRead elsewhere