Monday, November 14, 2005
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Thanks to a little "visiting home" gift from my friend Aubrey, I was blessed with the joy of reading "Lamb" a nove by Christopher Moore which proports to tell the story of Jesus from the vantage point of his best friend "Levi, who is called Biff". Biff is something of a heathen, has a MASSIVE crush on the Virgin Mary growing up (can you blame him), and looses his virginity to Mary Magdalene on the eve of he and Jesus leaving Nazareth for the "Lost Years" period.
The Beauty of this book is how it uses humor, sarcasm, and irreverence, to tell some of the "alternative" theories about Jesus, especially those regarding the infamous "Lost Years." This book has Jesus and Biff inventing "Judo" (aka: The way of the Jew), rescuing Untouchable children in India from being sacrificed at a Kali ritual, and Biff claims over and over to be the inventor of sarcasm.
There is also an interesting side story, taking place in the "present", where Biff has been resurrected from the dead by the angel Raziel to write his Gospel. Since angels have no freewill and can only do what they are told by God, They are portrayed in the book as somewhat dimwhitted as compared to the humans. It's funny! I recommend this book to everybody, especially those without a sense of humor regarding the "Only Begotten Son." The sad thing is, the people who need this book the most are those who would probably consider it a one-way ticket to Hell. Read "Lamb" and laugh your ego off! Get it here on Amazon.com
