A Cross of Centuries Twenty-five Imaginative

A collection of stories about the Biblical Jesus and others by the writers, Dostoyevsky, Bradbury, and Hemingway.

Michael Bishop, editor of the Locus Award-winning anthology Light Years and Dark, co-editor with Ian Watson of the anthology Changes and editor of three consecutive volumes of the annual Nebula Award Stories, has won two Nebula Awards, a Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, a Locus Award for best fantasy novel, and a Southeastern Science Fiction Award for best short fiction.

Introduction: An Epistle to the Curious	p. xiii
The Man	p. 1
Author's Commentary	p. 16
Early Marvels	p. 17
Author's Commentary	p. 26
Miriam	p. 29
Editor's Commentary	p. 34
Friends in High Places	p. 35
Author's Commentary	p. 45
Behold the Man	p. 47
Author's Commentary	p. 110
Sequel on Skorpios	p. 113
Author's Commentary	p. 117
Shimabara	p. 119
Author's Commentary	p. 130
The Pale, Thin God	p. 133
Author's Commentary	p. 136
The Inquisitor General	p. 139
Editor's Commentary	p. 155
The Sin of Jesus	p. 159
Editor's Commentary	p. 164
The Detective of Dreams	p. 165
Author's Commentary	p. 186
The Gospel According to Mark	p. 189
Editor's Commentary	p. 195
Ragman	p. 197
Editor's Commentary	p. 201
Christus Destitutus	p. 203
Author's Commentary	p. 214
Slow Dancing with Jesus	p. 217
Authors' Commentaries	p. 222
On the Road to New Egypt	p. 225
Author's Commentary	p. 237
Understanding Entropy	p. 239
Author's Commentary	p. 244
Murmur's Laws	p. 247
Author's Commentary	p. 260
The Coming of Christ the Joker	p. 263
Author's Commentary	p. 286
Passion	p. 287
Author's Commentary	p. 327
Lignum Crucis	p. 329
Author's Commentary	p. 340
Touring Jesus World	p. 343
Author's Commentary	p. 354
Cross Carriers	p. 355
Author's Commentary	p. 363
A Cross of Centuries	p. 365
Commentary	p. 381
Editor's Commentary	p. 381
The Selfish Giant	p. 383
Contributors	p. 389
Recommended Reading	p. 403
Permissions Acknowledgments	p. 409
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A Cross of Centuries Twenty-five Imaginative Tales About the Christ

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