Christopher Moore

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 this 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 Saviour'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.

A Novel

Lamb

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.

The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

Bria

I didn’t like this at all. I loooooved Grim Reaper but this? No.

Pierre

I didn't quite connect to this form of humor from the beginning. I then realized this book was not only fun but also, probably, very well researched.

Hilarious, heartwarming, and unendingly clever, with a touch of sacrilege. 

Katie Avila

Everyone knows about the immaculate conception and the crucifixion. But what happened to Jesus between the manger and the Sermon on the Mount? In this hilarious and bold novel, the acclaimed Christopher Moore shares the greatest story never told: the life of Christ as seen by his boyhood pal, Biff. Just what was Jesus doing during the many years that have gone unrecorded in the Bible? Biff was there at his side, and now after two thousand years, he shares those good, bad, ugly, and miraculous times. Screamingly funny, audaciously fresh, Lamb rivals the best of Tom Robbins and Carl Hiaasen, and is sure to please this gifted writer’s fans and win him legions more.

Andrew John Kinney

This was really very funny, and a bit moving in parts. I like Christopher Moore, and have read many of his really LOL stuff, like Blood Sucking Fiends and A Dirty Job. This one was not up to the level of those, but was pretty darn good.

Traci Wilbanks

An interesting premise deftly executed. A well-researched glimpse into several cultures and religions along with clever takes on the origins of popular sayings, ideas, and behaviors. This was my first Christopher Moore novel, and I'm moving on to another, "Practical Demonkeeping".

Erik Wallace

Just reread this book after a couple of friends suggested reading it together. In some ways I didn't like it as much as I remembered, but it was a good reread, there's plenty to pickup on the second read.

Both hilarious and heartwarming. Almost like a fantasy novel starring Jesus and his irreverent best friend, Biff, who is his more pragmatic right hand man. Enjoyed it so much!

Rory O'K

Cindy Lieberman

Excepting the birth of Jesus (Joshua), there is not much documentation about his early years, so a couple of archangels resurrect his childhood friend, Biff, and coerce him into writing a full account of his years playing, growing up with, and traveling the known world with Jesus from around age 5 to 30. Biff is the fool, the foil, the jester to Joshua who helps his friend think through some of his most successful recruitment strategies (Bacon is OK!). Clearly this is a lighthearted romp and not appropriate for those who believe the Bible is the word of God. It’s chock full of fun even though I likely missed many of the jokes told at the expense of the Old and New Testaments, the Bhagavad Gita, the teachings of Buddha and of Confucius (they did a lot of traveling, according to Biff). Christopher Moore was truly inspired in filling in the background “stories” behind many of Joshua’s “greatest hits.” Silly? yes. Enjoyable? definitely!

Melody Izard

My last Christopher Moore. Just don't get into his humor. Too predictable. Yeah, yeah, yeah, Biff and all that. There were some yuks. But I'm not a fan of yuks. I like a little sharp wit with my smiles and Maggie and Josh and his crew - well I just didn't care.

Erin Noel

Warning: If you are a Christian and do not have a sense of humor, get over yourself before reading this book. It's laugh-out loud hilarious!!

Nat Welch

Interesting concept. Well written, although I probably wouldn't recommend it to anyone who doesn't love religious humor.

Lamb A Novel

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