Hardcover, 416 pages
English language
Published Feb. 19, 2002 by William Morrow.
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.
Like many biographies (and I use the term loosely), Moore’s portrayal of Jesus in his earlier years is uninteresting, but how many interesting children have you met? If the reader makes it to when the journey begins, then it’s actually a pretty entertaining read. A reader will probably bond with the Everyman Biff compared to his more successful friend, Jesus, and that’s perfectly okay.
