While negotiating the terrors, curiosities, and conveniences of modern life, biff. As biff notes at the beginning of christopher moores comic 2002 novel lamb. This book is also laughoutloudandweep funny, and presents jesus as a friend you would like to have known in his youth. The main characters of this humor, fiction story are levi biff. But no one knows about the early life of the son of god, the missing yearsexcept biff, the messiahs best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the. So, if youre a christopher moore fan, go out and buy this book. In this hilarious and bold novel, the acclaimed christopher moore shares the greatest story never told. The first edition of the novel was published in march 1st 2002, and was written by christopher moore. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by christopher moore editor. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal is a humorous novel by christopher moore. The novels subtitle, the gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal, should explain why. Christopher moore is the author of 15 previous novels.
The story starts two thousand years after jesus was crucified, when biff, being his closest companion, is brought back to life to tell. It is too soft on itself and is, ultimately, unsatisfactory. Its greek for the hebrew word messiah, meaning anointed. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal was an exceptional book. A large portion of the book contains stories of the adventures which biff and joshua have while visiting the three wise men who, according to tradition, were the first gentiles to see the baby jesus in bethlehem. This book offers the light of humanity that has been missing from many images of god and his kin. Lamb by christopher moore, 97803808810, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide.
Typical of christopher more, there is plenty of chuckles. In 2001, jesus decides that someone should write the missing gospel of his childhood, and he selects levicalled biffthe wisecracking companion and. A childhood pal of the savior is brought back from the dead to fill in the missing 30year gap in the gospels in moores latest, an overthetop. Lamb is one of those books that makes you think a little differently once you finish it and leaves you with one of the largest book hangovers of all time. Lamb the gospel according to biff christs childhood friend. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal kindle edition by moore, christopher. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal read online free from your pc or mobile. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by christopher moore 2007, hardcover, special at the best online prices at ebay. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal christopher moore, 2002 harpercollins 464 pp. Moore has tapped into organized religion for laughs before, but this isn. The premise of this book is that biff, whose real name is levi bar alphaeus, was jesus best friend and constant companion during the period of jesus life that doesnt get a lot of page space in the gospels according to matthew, mark, luke, and john. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal paperback may 25 2004 by christopher moore author 4.
Regardless of your religious beliefs, this book is 1010 for you. Although it is curious how none of us ever read from the books of the bible quoted by biff. A gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal is told in the point of view of levi, or biff as we come to know him. Screamingly funny, audaciously fresh, lamb rivals the best of tom robbins and carl hiaasen, and is sure to please this gifted writers fans and win him legions more. With lamb, christopher moore has opened a door that has been closed to many people. But until he really started getting the word of god. I have laughed and almost cried while reading this book. In the case of lamb, moore provides us with a perspective of biff, jesus joshua friend that pushes and often times reveals a humanistic view of the gospels. The gospel according to biff by christopher moore l. This was a book that was full of not only humor, but historical facts, which delighted me to no end. Lamb by christopher moore book cover, description, publication history. Moore bloodsucking fiends gets style points for his wild imagination as biff recalls his journey with jesus dubbed joshua here according to the greek translation into and out of the clutches of balthasar, then into a buddhist monastery in china and finally off to india, where they dabble in the spiritual and erotic aspects of hinduism. Jesus, he explains, is a greek translation of the hebrew name yeshua.
Lamb is the story of biff writing his and his buddy jesus christs aka joshuas story. The upper righthand corners are lightly bumped, and the adhesive promotional label affixed to the back of the book has a bit of rubbing to it which is the case about 90% of the time people. Christopher moore is the author of six novels, the latest of which is lamb. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lamb. In this work the author seeks to fill in the lost years of jesus through the eyes of jesus childhood pal, levi bar alphaeus who is called biff. Biff was there at his side, and now after two thousand years, he shares those good, bad, ugly, and miraculous times. Lamb is a brave project but it has neither the edginess of practical demonkeeping or the satire of the life of brian. Enjoy this book on your ereader and in the format you prefer.
Fortunately for us, its better written than anything else hes written. Though funny and most definitely irreverent, lamb is a story about the son of god and his times here on earth amongst people, told from the perspective of biff, joshuas jesus childhood pal and moore fills up the lost thirty some odd years from the gospels. Inside youll find 30 daily lessons, 20 fun activities, 180 multiple choice questions, 60 short essay questions, 20 essay questions, quizzeshomework assignments, tests, and more. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Anyone who found monty pythons classic film the life of brian offensive should probably stay far away from christopher moores lamb. According to lamb, gaspar, melchior, and balthasar are all sages of their various spiritual traditions. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal 00 prologue duration. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal kindle edition. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by christopher moore. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by christopher moore 2004, paperback at the best online prices at ebay.
The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by christopher moore at indigo. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal, his friends name was joshua. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal wikipedia. Both christians and nonchristians with a sense of humor would view this novel as entertaining and light hearted to. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal is a novel by american writer christopher moore, published in 2002. Enter christopher moores biff, resurrected by the angel raziel and held captive in a new york city hotel room until he records a new gospel. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by moore, christopher and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Although many will find something offensive in this novel, which pokes fun at. Lamb is not written as a serious history of christs life, nor is moore seeking to mock anyone. In the name of all that is holy, read about biff and joshs adventures together. The reason he doesnt show up in the actual bible is that he was kind of a jerk and the other apostles conspired to keep him out of it or so he figures. The gospel according to biff lesson plan contains a variety of teaching materials that cater to all learning styles. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 444 pages and is available in paperback format.
The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal pdf epub book. Biff is jesus best childhood friend, and biff has been raised from the dead to write his witness of jesus young life. Praise for lamb an instant classicterrific, funny and poignant. See all 15 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. You think you know how this story is going to end, but you dont. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
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