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. laMb: the gospel accoRding to biff, chRist's childhood pal (2002) christopher Moore is a comic fantasy author whose corpus includes a series of vampire. Even the considerable wiles and devotion of the Savior's pal may not be enough to divert Joshua from his tragic destiny. In this hilarious and bold new novel, Christopher Moore shares the greatest story never told: the life of Christ as seen by his boyhood pal, Biff. 'Gentle' is not a synonym for 'bland,' as Christopher Moore both brings the funny (be careful reading this book in public unless you're comfortable laughing out loud in front of strangers) or for. 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. Christopher Moore introduces the reader to the boy Jesus- 'Joshua' according to his best friend Biff- who is discovered repeatedly resurrecting a lizard, by sticking it in his mouth and all of this just to entertain his little brother James. Christopher Moore's 'Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal,' is a reasonably gentle re-imagining of the life of Jesus Christ. 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.

The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. accounts as a thin framework on which to describe Joshua and Biff as children, their friendship with Mary Magdalene (called Maggie) and their nearly two decades of wandering in the East where, A rain of frogs For instance, Joshua remains celibate throughout their journeyings. 2007 'First Edition' stated on copyright page Special Gift Edition William Morrow publishers, New York softbound, faux leather with bold gilt lettering on cover and spine very good condition with unmarked pages.

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