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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. 180–190

Greek

The Acts of Peter

Anonymous

Peter's contest with Simon Magus in Rome, ending with the sorcerer's flight and fall, and with Peter's own crucifixion head downward after meeting Christ on the road out of the city.

Early Church · ActsRead elsewhere

201–300

The Third Century

1 work

c. 260–320

Greek

The Clementine Recognitions

Anonymous

A romance in which young Clement follows Peter around the eastern Mediterranean, debates Simon Magus, and gradually recognises his own scattered family — carrying a distinctly Jewish-Christian theology inside the plot.

Jewish Christian · NovelRead elsewhere