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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.

101–200

The Second Century

1 work

c. 150–200

Greek

The Epistle to Diognetus

Anonymous

An answer to an enquirer who wants to know what sort of people Christians are. They live in their own countries as resident aliens, marry and bear children like everyone else, share a table but not a bed, obey the laws and outdo them, and are to the world what the soul is to the body.

Early Church · Apologetic letterJohnPhilippians1 PeterHebrewsFull text