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.
401–500
2 works
c. 444
Greek
Theodoret of Cyrus · c. 393–c. 460
Thirty portraits of Syrian ascetics the author knew personally, including Symeon on his pillar, described without embarrassment and with considerable affection.
c. 460–500
Syriac
Anonymous
The life of the ascetic who spent nearly forty years on a pillar near Antioch, judging disputes, advising emperors, and preaching twice a day to the crowds below.
1001–1100
1 work
c. 1080–1090
Greek
Nikon of the Black Mountain · c. 1025–c. 1100
A compilation on monastic discipline and canon law for houses in Syria, addressing what to do when different monasteries follow incompatible rules.
3 of 1774 works