Philochristus by Edwin A. Abbott is a fictional memoir of the life of Jesus Christ and a heavily researched essay on the works of historians, Jewish writings, and Scripture. Excerpt: "Forasmuch as almost all those disciples who with me saw the Lord Jesus in the flesh, are now fallen asleep, and I am well stricken in years and daily expect the summons of the Lord; it hath therefore seemed good to me to bequeath unto you some memorial of Christ in writing; which, instead of my voice, shall testify to you of him forever. All the more need seemeth thereof because the Lord delayeth his coming."