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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. 170

Syriac

The Diatessaron

Tatian · c. 120–c. 180

The four gospels woven into a single continuous narrative, with the overlaps removed.

Syriac · Gospel harmonyMatthewMarkLukeJohnFull text

1401–1500

The Fifteenth Century

1 work

c. 1409–1420

Latin

The Monotessaron

Jean Gerson · 1363–1429

The four gospels harmonised into a single continuous narrative in a hundred and fifty chapters, with the sources marked throughout.

Western · Gospel harmonyMatthewMarkLukeJohnRead elsewhere