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First off...if you are a very religious person, you may want to steer clear of this book. If, on the other hand, you can laugh at religion and not take yourself too seriously, this book is a good time. It chronicles Jesus' " missing years" from the bible from the perspective of his childhood friend, Biff. All the stories are referenced and poked fun at. I had a great tume reading it, and I think you will too!
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This could have been cute and interesting if written by someone with at least a respect for Christianity and the Savior, Jesus Christ. Lots of foul language and sexually explicit language. I think most people who would read this story would desire it to be cleaned up.
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In 2001, Jesus brings back one of his boyhood friends--Levi, known fondly as Biff--from the dead and sets him up in a St. Louis hotel room to crank out a new gospel, watched over by a TV-addicted angel. Biff's version of the Jesus story emphasizes Jesus's goodness and innocence in a dog-eat-dog childhood world where Biff's role is to help his friend on the road to Messiah-hood. Size Length: 416 pages Height: 8 in. Width: 5.3 in. Thickness: 1 in. Weight: 12.5 oz. Publisher's Note The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God, the missing years -- except Biff, the Messiah's 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). Verily, the story Biff has to tell is a miraculous one, filled with remarkable journeys, magic, healings, kung fu, corpse reanimations, demons, and hot babes. Even the considerable wiles and devotion of the Savior's pal may not be enough to divert Joshua from his tragic destiny. But there's no one who loves Josh more -- except maybe "Maggie," Mary of Magdala -- and Biff isn't about to let his extraordinary pal suffer and ascend without a fight. Industry reviews "An audacious and irreverent novel...guaranteed deeply to offend all right-thinking Christians....The style is a bizarre mix of serious and sometimes brutal historical fiction laced with black humor, wordplay, in-jokes, and sharp one-liners worthy of a good stand-up comedian." Kirkus Reviews (01/15/2002)Read full review
Christopher Moore's great book on the "in-between" years of Jesus (his adventures with his best friend 'Biff')will have even the most die-hard believer laughing until the tears come...and then elbowing strangers in the ribs and quoting paragraphs and pages! The only folks who might not like this are the most humorless fundamentalists who can't imagine that God might have a sense of humor. Imagine Jesus standing at the newly-opened grave of Lazarus, dead for four days: (paraphrase) "Lazarus, come out!" "No!" "Why not?" "Because I'm all yucky." "We're going to need some soap and water...and bandages. Get me some bandages...lots of bandages!" As a Lutheran minister, I've dared to share some excerpts from this book with folks in some of my Bible studies...but to get the full punch, you've got to read the book. I haven't laughed this much since reading Michael Malone's "Handling Sin" (copyright 1986), which doesn't purport to be a biblical epic, but is downright hilarious. "Lamb" is over the top. So maybe you don't know much about the life of Jesus (the biblical account, anyway). That's okay; "Lamb" assumes some familiarity with the basic story, but you'll still find a whole lot to chuckle about. And you might just discover a curiosity to go back and compare Moore's story with the biblical record. Hey, go for it! Great read; share it with a friend! Rev. Richard RentnerRead full review
If you take your bible with a grain a salt or can find humor in yourself and the world, then this book is right up your alley. Moore looks to fill in the 30 year biblical gap of Jesus' life between birth and death. Levi who is called Biff, Joshua's (Jesus in Greek tradition) best friend, accompanies Josh through his travels to become the Messiah. This heartfelt and comedic look at what transformed Jesus from child of Nazareth to Savior is audacious and irreverant and not as offensive as the title or subject matter might lead one to believe. The journey takes Joshua and Biff from Nazareth to Afghanistan, to a Busshist monestary in China to India while tracking the three wise men to learn the lessons they have to offer and ending with a return to Isreal and an alternative hypothesis of the resurrection. The travels are wild and extravagent as you imagine would necessarily be to transform the child of God to the Savior of Man and touching through the end of Christ's life. Biff as is necessary to protect and save Josh is ever good at getting out of trouble with wit, sarcasm, lying and cheating and faithfully resolves to take part in sin for the benefit of Josh. If you notice little things and can put them together you will notice Jesus and Biff should be credited for creating cappucino. Just one enticing and witty mark in this very entertaining book. Now that I am done this one, I'm off ot get the rest of Christopher Moore's works.Read full review
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