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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1780 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 Rule of the Congregation

1QSa

Anonymous

Two columns setting out how Israel is to be ordered in the last days — the ages at which a man may marry, testify, and hold office — closing with the seating at the messianic banquet, where the priest blesses the bread and wine first and the Messiah of Israel reaches out after him.

Qumran · RuleNumbersIsaiahLuke1 CorinthiansFull text