A bold, hilarious, speculative novel fills in the lost years of jesus life, told from the perspective of biff, christs childhood best buddy. As biff notes at the beginning of christopher moores comic 2002 novel lamb. Paper 123 the early childhood of jesus urantia 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 story in. May 25, 2004 the birth of jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. The most likely scenario the one account in the gospels of jesus childhood is that jesus parents took him to jerusalem for a feast when he was 12.
Biff gives a succinct outline of what the adult joshua taught. Its a useless book, but if you want to be entertained, the cheapest way to get it is as part of lost books of the bible. Louis with the angel raziel, who is there to insure that he gets the writing job done. They lived with kinsfolk, and joseph was well able to support his family as he secured work shortly after their arrival. Everyone knows about the immaculate conception and the crucifixion. 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 the divinely hilarious yet heartfelt work reminiscent of vonnegut and douglas the birth of jesus has. The rest of us, however, enjoy reading the fictionalized account of jesuss called joshua in moores book childhood, as told by his friend levi, otherwise known as biff. It is plausible, amusing, funny in places and tragic in others. Mar 01, 2002 the rest of us, however, enjoy reading the fictionalized account of jesus s called joshua in moores book childhood, as told by his friend levi, otherwise known as biff. The first edition of the novel was published in march 1st 2002, and was written by christopher moore. The gospel according to biff, childhood pal of christ.
The story tells the life of jesus called by his aramaic name of joshua in this book jesus is the greek version, apparently. 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. Lamb, the gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by christopher moore is the most enjoyable book ive read in years. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by christopher moore 2007, hardcover, special at the best online prices at ebay. Oct, 2009 everyone knows about the immaculate conception and the crucifixion. 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 what happened to jesus between the manger and the sermon on the mount. Typical of christopher more, there is plenty of chuckles. The first third of the book is taken up with their attempts to settle in novilla, a city in this new country, which seems to be run on drably. In the bible, jesus is born, and then the next time we hear about him is when hes thirty and going around performing miracles and collecting followers. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by christopher moore 2004, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Jan 22, 2011 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 translation of the hebrew yeshua. Lamb the gospel according to biff christs childhood friend. 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. Biff is resurrected and locked in a hotel suite in st. The birth of jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday.
The stories of thomas the israelite, the philosopher, concerning the works of the childhood of the lord. 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 the original edition of lamb was issued in hardback and paperback and contains an afterword by the author explaining. Hilarious and surprisingly insightful, this book makes a great gift for the sarcastic spiritualist or for yourself. In 2001, jesus decides that someone should write the missing gospel of his childhood, and he selects levicalled biffthe wisecracking companion. 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. The one account in the gospels of jesus childhood is that jesus parents took him to jerusalem for a feast when he was 12. 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. 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. Mar 12, 2020 the birth of jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. Lamb is subtitled the gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal, and i cant wait for him to finish so we can talk about it. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy.
This clever novel is surely blasphemy to some, but to others its a comingofage story of the highest order. The urantia book paper 123 the early childhood of jesus 123. Since we also know he attended the feasts later in life, it seems most. The story starts two thousand years after jesus was crucified, when biff, being his closest companion, is brought back to life to tell. Fortunately for us, its better written than anything else hes written. Jesus, he explains, is a greek translation of the hebrew name yeshua. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal, his friends name was joshua. Its greek for the hebrew word messiah, meaning anointed. 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.
List could also include any booklength literary studies of. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal christopher moore, 2002 harpercollins 464 pp. Biff is jesus best childhood friend, and biff has been raised from the dead to write his witness of jesus young life. Mike s a great read humorous literature, though is lamb. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by christopher moore, th. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 444 pages and is available in paperback format. Additional information from movie mars product description a bold, hilarious, speculative novel fills in the lost years of jesus life, told from the perspective of biff, christs childhood best buddy.
Just what was jesus doing during the many years that have gone unrecorded in the. Just what was jesus doing during the many years that have gone unrecorded in the bible. After they return to jerusalem and joshuas fate becomes apparent to him and his followers, biffs practical, protective love for his friend becomes increasingly touching. 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 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. A childhood pal of the savior is brought back from the dead to fill in the missing 30year gap in the gospels in moores latest, an overthetop festival of sophomoric humor that stre. Lucky for us that christopher moore presents a funny, lighthearted satire of the life of christfrom his childhood days up to his crucifixionin lamb.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading lamb. Moore offers a notquitekosher look at the life of jesus, specifically his missing youngadult years, through the eyes of an extra apostle biff, jesus s childhood best friend. Biff is levi bar alphaeus, son of a stonemason and childhood friend of joshua yeshua bar jehovah, son of god. 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 translation of the hebrew yeshua.
Hilarious and surprisingly insightful, this book makes a great gift for the sarcastic spiritualist. In 2001, jesus decides that someone should write the missing gospel of his childhood, and he selects levicalled biffthe wisecracking companion and alter ego of his youth. The main characters of this humor, fiction story are levi biff. Its probably not the book for you if youre easily offended by sex, swearing, violence, or favorable portrayals of connections between christian, buddhist and hindu beliefs. Naturally i chose a book i thought hed like, but one that id not yet read myself, so i could borrow it from him.
Nov 28, 2015 i was lent a copy of this book and thought. This book came out shortly before i entered seminary in 2003, and i. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal kindle edition by moore, christopher. By the author of the lust lizard of melancholy cove. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. An audacious and irreverent novel about jesus childhood seen through the eyes of his best 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 the divinely hilarious yet heartfelt work reminiscent of vonnegut and douglas adams. Christopher moore has an answer in his latest novel lamb. The rest of us, however, enjoy reading the fictionalized account of jesus s called joshua in moores book childhood, as told by his friend levi, otherwise known as biff. But until he really started getting the word of god out there, theres little recorded information about his life. In that book, jesus does journey to find the wise men and learn their secrets, in the process absorbing many eastern principles. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal 00 prologue. My most recent conquest has been christopher moores lamb. But until he really started getting the word of god.
Fiction with jesus as a character this list is for novels that include jesus as one of the characters, whether they portray him positively or negatively. List could also include any book length literary studies of the same. Being english, im more easily offended by intent than content. I, thomas the israelite, tell unto you, even all the brethren that are of the gentiles, to make known unto you the works of the childhood of our lord jesus christ and his mighty deeds, even all that he did when he was born in our land. The first section of the novel tells of the adventures of biff, joshua, and maggie mary of magdala in and around nazareth. Moore offers a notquitekosher look at the life of jesus, specifically his missing youngadult years, through the eyes of an extra apostle biff, jesuss childhood best friend. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by christopher moore the birth of jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his thirtieth birthday. My interest in christian apocrypha has lately encouraged me to start reading more recent lives of jesus. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal pdf epub book. In this hilarious and bold novel, the acclaimed christopher moore shares the greatest story never told. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal by. Josh joshua bar joseph and who would later come to be known as jesus christ is a seriousminded kid, as youd guess. The gospel according to biff, christs childhood pal is a novel by american writer christopher moore, published in 2002.