The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal series. Humorous, historical a childhood pal of the savior is brought back from the dead to fill in the missing. In this hilarious and bold novel, the acclaimed christopher moore shares the greatest story never told. However, the origin of the word judo is at the top of the list. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal is a humorous novel by christopher moore. I also own and love a lot of books, but lamb is the only one where i own a hard copy, an ebook, and the audiobook. The first time i saw the man who would save the world he was sitting near the central well in nazareth with a lizard hanging out of his mouth. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal 00 prologue duration.
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. Lamb, the gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by christopher moore is the most enjoyable book ive read in years. Fisher stevens 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 christopher moore, published in 2002. The first section of the novel tells of the adventures of biff, joshua, and maggie mary of magdala in and around nazareth. If you like what you hear so far, comment and i shall continue the story. 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. The birth of jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his 30th birthday. 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.
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. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by christopher moore at indigo. The first edition of the novel was published in march 1st 2002, and was written by christopher moore. But no one knows about the early life of the son of god, the. Moores narrator is levi, the son of alphaeus, generally held to be the same disciple as matthew, but here a separate person nicknamed biff. Lamb is the story of biff writing his and his buddy jesus christs aka joshuas story. Near the end of the book, josh lies to biff on where he intends to go, which ultimately ends in joshs death. May 2, 2015 eclecticalli on something of a whim, hannah of things matter, and diana of part time monster, and i decided to read lamb. Mar 01, 2002 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 00 prologue. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. His latest, lamb, finds a more moderate pace, a more grounded subject, and a story thats more his size. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. They hole up in a hotel room where raziel gets hooked on television soaps and biff tells the story of his lifelong devotion to his friend joshua jesus, he tells us, is the greek.
The gospel according to biff, christs childhood friend. Lamb christopher moore paperback harpercollins publishers. Even the considerable wiles and devotion of the saviors pal may not be enough to divert joshua from his tragic destiny. According to lamb, gaspar, melchior, and balthasar are all sages of their various spiritual traditions. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal read online free from your pc or mobile. 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. Read lamb the gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by christopher moore available from rakuten kobo. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lamb. In novels like bloodsucking freaks and the lust lizard of melancholy cove, christopher moore tackled bmovie tropes and trashtabloid tales through quickmoving comedies that sometimes fell over themselves trying to cram too much material into too limited a conceptual space. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
The main characters of this humor, fiction story are levi biff. Theres a lot of very humorous moments, and the book was actually quite well researched and i was quite impressed. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal overdrive mp3 audiobook, overdrive listen average rating. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal paperback may 25 2004. Josh healing a little girls hand and then showing her how to give the finger to a roman soldier. But what happened to jesus between the manger and th. Lamb the gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal. 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.
Jan 22, 2011 two thousand years after christ, the angel raziel gets dirtduty again this time to raise up our narrator levi, also known as biff, to write his own gospel. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal kindle edition by moore, christopher. 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. Lamb follows the fictional gospel according to christs best friend biff. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal reprint by moore, christopher isbn. Apr 01, 2002 christopher moore is the author of six novels, the latest of which is lamb. 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. 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. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal christopher moore, author. The birth of jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday.
Chicago turabian author date citation style guide christopher moore. Mar 27, 2007 the birth of jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. You think you know how this story is going to end, but you dont. This interview was conducted via email in order to accommodate. This detailed literature summary also contains topics for discussion and a free quiz on lamb. Delaware county district library ohio scanned in china. A bold, hilarious, speculative novel fills in the lost years of jesus life, told from the.
This leads biff to theorize that raziel might have been the urexample dumb blonde. Regardless of your religious beliefs, this book is 1010 for you. Read free book excerpt from lamb by christopher moore, page 1 of 6. Also, im going to refer to jesus christ as biff does in the book as joshua. Its hard to pick one scene from lamb the gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by christopher moore. Anyone who found monty pythons classic film the life of brian offensive should probably stay far away from christopher moores lamb. 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. Heaven assigns the task to raise biff, a childhood friend of jesus christ, from the dead to an angel named raziel.
This may be an interesting read for people in this sub. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. 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. Lamb ebook by christopher moore 9780061798238 rakuten. Read free book excerpt from lamb by christopher moore, page 4 of 6. Christopher moore has an answer in his latest novel lamb. A bold, hilarious, speculative novel fills in the lost years of jesus life, told from the perspective of biff, christs childhood best buddy. I suppose youd have to say its irreverent, but unless you are pretty uptight, i think anyone would be hard pressed to claim that its disrespectful. 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. The gospel according to biff quotes christopher moore this study guide consists of approximately 49 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of lamb. Biff is levi bar alphaeus, son of a stonemason and childhood friend of joshua yeshua bar jehovah, son of god. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal wikiquote. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by christopher moore.
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 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. The novels subtitle, the gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal, should explain why. You know ululation as the sound an ambulance makes. In the name of all that is holy, read about biff and joshs adventures together. Josh refuses to tell biff why he must meet maggie instead before they leave to find the wise men. 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. Fortunately for us, its better written than anything else hes written. Under raziels supervision, biff must write his gospel to explain what jesus, whose hebrew name is joshua, did before he started preaching. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by. Typical of christopher more, there is plenty of chuckles.
The boys ponder the great questions of the universe with lamb by christopher moore. Everyone knows about the immaculate conception and the crucifixion. Two thousand years after christ, the angel raziel gets dirtduty again this time to raise up our narrator levi, also known as biff, to write his own gospel. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal book online free from your iphone, ipad, android, pc, mobile. The gospel according to biff by christopher moore l. By the author of the lust lizard of melancholy cove. 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. Biff is jesus best childhood friend, and biff has been raised from the dead to write his witness of jesus young life. My proper name, levi, comes from the brother of moses, the progenitor of the tribe of priests.
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