Tom's review of Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore
Tom's review
rating:
recommended for:
anyone interested in a funny explanation and some context to Christ's life
status:
Read in June, 2007
This is one great book, just freaking hilarious while also being pretty useful to me.
Lamb gives me context where I hadn’t completely understood before.
Christopher tells the story of Christ from birth. While he talks about his life after he comes out and begins preaching openly, he focus much more on Christ’s formative years, everything from an interest in sin to learning the ways of the Buddha.
This is, of course, a complete work of fiction. Everything is made of from the author’s mind. While he stuck to historical documents to keep some of it accurate, he certainly stretched a lot to make the story fun and fill in gaps which no one knew about.
I can’t really explain the book in one post, though I’m always happy to talk about it. Needless to say, I got to live alongside Jesus as he grew up and was shaped by the world around him. I really gained a deeper understanding of the place of Jews within Roman rule as well as what the heck the difference between a Ph...more
Lamb gives me context where I hadn’t completely understood before.
Christopher tells the story of Christ from birth. While he talks about his life after he comes out and begins preaching openly, he focus much more on Christ’s formative years, everything from an interest in sin to learning the ways of the Buddha.
This is, of course, a complete work of fiction. Everything is made of from the author’s mind. While he stuck to historical documents to keep some of it accurate, he certainly stretched a lot to make the story fun and fill in gaps which no one knew about.
I can’t really explain the book in one post, though I’m always happy to talk about it. Needless to say, I got to live alongside Jesus as he grew up and was shaped by the world around him. I really gained a deeper understanding of the place of Jews within Roman rule as well as what the heck the difference between a Ph...more
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