The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
464 pages
English language
Published Sept. 28, 2004
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal is a novel by American writer Christopher Moore, published in 2002. 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 some background of the novel. In 2007 a special gift edition was published, with a second afterword by Moore, recollecting his trip to Israel for research. According to the author, the producer-director Peter Douglas (with Vincent Pictures) optioned the film rights to the novel.
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal is a novel by American writer Christopher Moore, published in 2002. 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 some background of the novel. In 2007 a special gift edition was published, with a second afterword by Moore, recollecting his trip to Israel for research. According to the author, the producer-director Peter Douglas (with Vincent Pictures) optioned the film rights to the novel.
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.
