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''' Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childwood Pal ''' (2002) is a novel by [[Christopher Moore]]. | ''' Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childwood Pal ''' (2002) is a novel by [[Christopher Moore]]. | ||
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The novel provides a fictional perspective on the "lost years" of Jesus, who is referred to by his Hebrew name, Joshua. This account is told from the viewpoint of Joshua’s childhood best friend, Levi, called Biff. Biff’s humorous recounting of the many adventures the pair shared presents an imaginative and lively narrative of Jesus' childhood. The story is told in three segments: Josh and Biff’s childhood in Nazareth; their travel to the East (India, China) on a quest to find the Magi; and their return with new enlightenment to fulfill Joshua’s role as Messiah, referencing the customary Gospel stories with clever twists. The story told remains accurate to that of the Gospels, adding dynamic personalities to established characters and additional dimensions to the classic story. -- '''Veronica Petroelje''', University of Michigan. | The novel provides a fictional perspective on the "lost years" of Jesus, who is referred to by his Hebrew name, Joshua. This account is told from the viewpoint of Joshua’s childhood best friend, Levi, called Biff. Biff’s humorous recounting of the many adventures the pair shared presents an imaginative and lively narrative of Jesus' childhood. The story is told in three segments: Josh and Biff’s childhood in Nazareth; their travel to the East (India, China) on a quest to find the Magi; and their return with new enlightenment to fulfill Joshua’s role as Messiah, referencing the customary Gospel stories with clever twists. The story told remains accurate to that of the Gospels, adding dynamic personalities to established characters and additional dimensions to the classic story. -- '''Veronica Petroelje''', University of Michigan. | ||
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<bibexternal title="Lamb" author="Moore"/>
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childwood Pal (2002) is a novel by Christopher Moore.
Abstract
The novel provides a fictional perspective on the "lost years" of Jesus, who is referred to by his Hebrew name, Joshua. This account is told from the viewpoint of Joshua’s childhood best friend, Levi, called Biff. Biff’s humorous recounting of the many adventures the pair shared presents an imaginative and lively narrative of Jesus' childhood. The story is told in three segments: Josh and Biff’s childhood in Nazareth; their travel to the East (India, China) on a quest to find the Magi; and their return with new enlightenment to fulfill Joshua’s role as Messiah, referencing the customary Gospel stories with clever twists. The story told remains accurate to that of the Gospels, adding dynamic personalities to established characters and additional dimensions to the classic story. -- Veronica Petroelje, University of Michigan.
Editions
Published in New York, NY: Morrow, 2002.
Translations
Translated into several languages, including German, and French (2007):
External links
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- Jesus of Nazareth (subject)
- Jesus of Nazareth--fiction (subject)
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- Top 2000s
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