Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloguing-in-Publication Data Bartlett, Paul Alexander. Christ's journal / by Paul Alexander Bartlett and illustrated by the author ; edited by Steven James Bartlett. -- 1st ed. p. cm. Summary: "A historical novel that recounts the last months of Christ's life from an autobiographical perspective"--Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-0-6151-5645-3 1. Jesus Christ--Fiction. I. Bartlett, Steven J. II. Title. PS3602.A8396C46 2006 813'.6--dc22 2006028950 CONTENTS PREFACE by Steven James Bartlett xi CHRIST’S JOURNAL 1 ABOUT THE AUTHOR 67 COLOPHON 71 PREFACE Steven James Bartlett Senior Research Professor of Philosophy, Oregon State University and Visiting Scholar in Psychology & Philosophy, Willamette University C hrist’s Journal is one of five independent works of fiction which together make up Voices from the Past, a quintet of novels that de- scribe the inner lives of five extraordinary people. Progressing through time from the most distant to the most recent they are: Sappho of Lesbos, the famous Greek poet; Jesus; Leonardo da Vinci; Shakespeare; and Abraham Lincoln. For the most part, little is known about the inward realities of these people, about their personal thoughts, reflections, and the quality and nature of their feelings. For this reason they have become no more than voices from the past: The contributions they have left us remain, but little remains of each person, of his or her personality, of the loves, fears, pleasures, hatreds, beliefs, and thoughts each had. Voices from the Past was written by Paul Alexander Bartlett over a period of several decades. After his death in an automobile accident in 1990, the manuscripts of the five novels were discovered among his as yet unpublished papers. He had been at work adding the finishing touches to the manuscripts. Now, more than a decade and a half after his death, the publication of Voices from the Past is overdue.