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. 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 story in this divinely hilarious, yet heartfelt work reminiscent of vonnegut and douglas adams philadelphia. The final quarter of lamb mirrors the orthodox gospels, as jesus and biff age from thirty to thirtythree, and jesus gets baptized by his cousin john, coins parables, collects apostles, performs. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by.
While negotiating the terrors, curiosities, and conveniences of modern life, biff. Its greek for the hebrew word messiah, meaning anointed. Inspired by soviet author mikhail bulgakovs the master and margarita which, in my opinion, is one of the best soviet literary works because of its satirical nature, lamb is a retelling of the life of jesus christ through the eyes of his childhood pal, biff. Mar 12, 2020 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lamb.
Jesus birth was well documented, as his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice, after his thirtieth birthdaybut no one knows, the beginning of the life of the son of god, the missing years, with the exception of the biff, the messiah of the best buddy, who was resurrected to tell the divinely hilarious yet sincere work story reminds vonnegut and douglas adams. 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. Mar 22, 2017 as biff notes at the beginning of christopher moores comic 2002 novel lamb. Biff s version of the jesus story emphasizes jesus s goodness and innocence in a dogeatdog childhood world where biff s role is to help his friend on the road to messiahhood. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. On top of writing this new gospel, i have to run a facebook page and a youtube page. Dec 24, 2012 my name is biff, and i dont know what the hell is going on. Lamb the gospel according to biff christs childhood friend.
The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal pdf epub book. As they grow up, jesus and biff depart on a spiritual journey that takes them across the world to study with three magi who are, in the story, a wizard living in afghanistan, a buddhist monk in china, and a sage in india. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 444 pages and is available in paperback format. But no one knows about the early life of the son of god, the missing years except biff, the messiahs best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in the divinely hilarious yet heartfelt work reminiscent of vonnegut and douglas adams. Biff is jesus best childhood friend, and biff has been raised from the dead to write his witness of jesus young life. First, it is one of the few books that has made me laugh out loud. The main characters of this humor, fiction story are levi biff. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. The original edition of lamb was issued in hardback and paperback and. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on lamb.
Jesus learning yoga and martial arts, while his best friend learns life, love, and lots of lust. But no one knows about the early life of the son of god, the missing years except biff, the messiahs best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in the divinely hilarious yet heartfelt work reminiscent of vonnegut and douglas adams philadelphia. From each of them joshua garners skills and talents and insights which he later incorporates into his public ministry in galilee. I was subjected to 12 years of catholic school and mass every sunday for even longer than that so when i heard of the existence of a humorous book about jesus missing years, i jumped for it with all the lapsedcatholic enthusiasm i could muster. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal kindle edition by moore, christopher. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal is a novel by american writer christopher moore, published in 2002. The birth of jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teaching. Lamb is the story of the missing years of jesus, as told by his best pal biff. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal wikipedia.
Biffs version of the jesus story emphasizes jesus s goodness and innocence in a dogeatdog childhood world where biffs role is to help his friend on the road to messiahhood. I was subjected to 12 years of catholic school and mass every sunday for even longer than that so when i heard of the existence of a humorous book about jesus missing years, i jumped for it with all the lapsedcatholic. 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 novels subtitle, the gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal, should explain why. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal is a humorous novel by christopher moore. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Just what was jesus doing during the many years that have gone. Lamb is the story of biff writing his and his buddy jesus christs aka joshuas story.
Josh refuses to tell biff why he must meet maggie instead before they leave to find the wise men. 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. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal 00 prologue. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal. Naturally i chose a book i thought hed like, but one that id not yet read myself, so i could borrow it from him. Louis with the angel raziel, who is there to insure that he gets the writing job done.
The birth of jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal is a novel by american writer. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal paperback may 25. Publishers note the birth of jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious. After they return to jerusalem and joshuas fate becomes apparent to him and his followers, biff s practical, protective love for his friend becomes increasingly touching. Mar 01, 2002 lamb is the story of the missing years of jesus, as told by his best pal biff. Heaven assigns the task to raise biff, a childhood friend of jesus christ, from the dead to an angel named raziel. The birth of jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and. 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. But no one knows about the early life of the son of god, the missing years except biff, the messiahs best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in the divinely hilarious yet heartfelt work reminiscent of vonnegut and douglas adams philadelphia inquirer. Jan 22, 2011 biff gives a succinct outline of what the adult joshua taught. This leads biff to theorize that raziel might have been the urexample dumb blonde.
Nov 28, 2015 i was lent a copy of this book and thought. Nov 21, 2009 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. Typical of christopher more, there is plenty of chuckles. 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, his friends name was joshua.
Both christians and nonchristians with a sense of humor would view this novel as entertaining and light hearted to an otherwise serious historical event. Lamb is one of the most outrageous jesus books you will ever read. Moore is the author of six novels, the latest of which is lamb. Fortunately for us, its better written than anything else hes written. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal, and i cant wait for him to finish. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by christopher moore 2007, hardcover, special at the best online prices at ebay. According to lamb, gaspar, melchior, and balthasar are all sages of their various spiritual traditions. Biff is resurrected and locked in a hotel suite in st. But no one knows about the early life of the son of god, the. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal, is the story of the life of historys most famous person told by his best friend and sidekick.
Josh joshua bar joseph and who would later come to be known as jesus christ is a seriousminded kid, as youd guess. Anyone who found monty pythons classic film the life of brian offensive should probably stay far away from christopher moores lamb. At every book signing, somebody will tell me its his favorite book. Buy this book a childhood pal of the savior is brought back from the dead to fill in the missing 30year gap in the gospels in. Christopher moore the birth of jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. Second, people who saw me reading it really appreciated that i, a former pastor, was reading it. Oct, 2009 biff was there at his side, and now after two thousand years, he shares those good, bad, ugly, and miraculous times. Near the end of the book, josh lies to biff on where he intends to go, which ultimately ends in joshs death. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal 464. Jesus, he explains, is a greek translation of the hebrew name yeshua. But no one knows about the early life of the son of god, the missing years except biff, the messiahs best bud, who has. Screamingly funny, audaciously fresh, lamb rivals the best of tom robbins and carl hiaasen, and is sure to please.