All the wit in the world wouldnt erase that, and i dont think biff or moore would want it to. Jesus best pal, biff, has been reincarnated by the angel raziel to write a true gospelthe real story, in which jesus and biff set out to find the three magi after the betrothal of mary magdalene maggie to jakan the jerk. The birth of jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teaching. May 25, 2004 the birth of jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. This was a book that was full of not only humor, but historical facts, which delighted me to no end. Either way, an innocent lamb is led to the slaughter. In between epistolary moments where he marvels about modern life, biff pens his gospel, filling in a lot of the blanks of jesus. Everyone knows about the immaculate conception and the crucifixion.
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 00 prologue. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal pdf epub book. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal, and i cant wait for him to finish so we can talk about it. 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. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by christopher moore is mental. With this book, i was focusing on the difficulty for the human part of joshua jesus thats what intrigued me. Just what was jesus doing during the many years that have gone unrecorded in the bible.
The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal was an exceptional book. 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. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lamb.
Jesus, or joshua as he is named in the book, joshua is the english version of the hebrew yeshua. The birth of jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. The story starts two thousand years after jesus was crucified, when biff, being his closest companion, is brought back to life to tell the untold story of christs boyhood and adolescence. The first edition of the novel was published in march 1st 2002, and was written by christopher moore. Being raised catholic and to believe in the divinity of jesus christ as opposed to his humanity, reading this book and seeing another version of jesus as a man, with the same hopes, fears, desires, and cares, is truly. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal wikipedia. Lamb is one of the most outrageous jesus books you will ever read. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal is a novel by american writer. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 444 pages and is available in paperback format.
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. This book is a fictional story of jesus christs first 33 years as told by his best friend biff. Apr 17, 2017 biff, his best friend, is the opposite. Apr 01, 2002 christopher moore is the author of six novels, the latest of which is lamb.
At every book signing, somebody will tell me its his favorite book. Oct, 2009 everyone knows about the immaculate conception and the crucifixion. So, if youre a christopher moore fan, go out and buy this book. The story tells the life of jesus called by his aramaic name of joshua in this book jesus is the greek version, apparently. A few years ago one of my friends pointed out an interesting fact. Levi who is called biff, joshuas jesus in greek tradition best friend, accompanies josh through his travels to become the messiah. 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. Actually, biff quickly explains that jesus was known as josh back in the days when they were kids in nazareth.
Find all the books, read about the author, and more. 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 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. Booktopia has lamb, the gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by christopher moore. 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.
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 gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by christopher moore about the book the birth of jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. In this page, we have collected 19 download links for lamb. Louis with the angel raziel, who is there to insure that he gets the writing job done. Christopher moore is the author of six novels, the latest of which is lamb.
The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal paperback may 25, 2004. It is plausible, amusing, funny in places and tragic in others. Im sure many christians would be mildly or profoundly offended by this book but at the very least it will prompt you to think of different aspects of christs life. But what happened to jesus between the manger and the sermon on the mount. The controversial aspect of the book arises from the fact that it considers both the fictional biff and mary magdalene as close friends of jesus, albeit it stops short of calling them apostles. The gospels focus on the birth of jesus, and then you never hear another thing about him until he starts preaching, just before the crucifixion.
According to biff, the two of them went east so that josh could learn, from the three wise men, how to become the messiah. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal 97803808810 by moore, christopher and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal pdf, epub, mobi or azw, chm format, you can open and download directly. In 2001, jesus decides that someone should write the missing gospel of his childhood, and he selects levicalled biff the wisecracking companion and alter ego of his youth. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal christopher moore, 2002 harpercollins 464 pp. If the song leaders across the country were to stand on the platforms on sunday morning and ask the members of the church, who was killed, buried and raised from the grave. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Jesus or josh, as biff calls him and biff head east, meeting immortalityobsessed balthasar and then brothers gaspar and melchior, from whom they learn of buddhism, hinduism, and yoga, which josh teaches to his pet elephant.
Lamb, the gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The birth of jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal is a novel by american writer christopher moore, published in 2002.
Any genre theology, novels, biblical studies, historical, biographies, religious or secular, positive or negative, fiction or nonfiction. The story of jesus is a sad story, even if you factor the resurrection into the narrative. 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 this divinely hilarious, yet heartfelt work reminiscent of vonnegut and douglas adams philadelphia. But no one knows about the early life of the son of god, the missing years except biff.
So naturally, one of my favorite novels of the last ten years is a funny and touching book about the life of jesus. Naturally i chose a book i thought hed like, but one that id not yet read myself, so i could borrow it from him. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by christopher moore about the book the birth of jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious. Moore looks to fill in the 30 year biblical gap of jesus life between birth and death. Lamb the gospel according to biff christs childhood friend. The book is very original and entertaining, i read the whole thing in three days, just couldnt take my eyes off it. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal kindle edition by moore, christopher. But no one knows about the early life of the son of god, the missing years except biff, the messiahs best.
In this hilarious and bold novel, the acclaimed christopher moore shares the greatest story never told. 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. Totally mental and fantastically funny, but very very irreverent. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal christopher. More books have been written about jesus christ than anyone else in history. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal 97803808810 by moore, christopher and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Mary magdalene, especially, as she plays the role of jesuss love interest. This interview was conducted via email in order to accommodate. 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.