Christopher Moore
444 Pages
This gospel gives you all of the details on Joshua's (Jesus is the Greek translation of the Hebrew Yeshua, which is Joshua) life, from the beginning to the end. It isn't a real account of what happenned back in JC's time, but is a humourous way to think about what could have happenned.
The first time Biff (his real name was Levi, but everybody called him Biff) saw Joshua, he was bringing a lizard back to life over and over by putting it in his mouth, while his younger brother would proceed to kill it. And while this may sound harsh, you've gotta think...Josh was only six years old, and he didn't know how he was supposed to deal with the whole "Messiah" thing yet. And when Biff said that he wanted to join in, it was only natural that the two boys become best friends for life. And you can tell that they were close, because the first time Biff sees Josh's mother, he is convinced that she will be his betrothed after good 'ol Joseph passes on. Not many would take to people having an obsession with their mothers, so you can imagine how close these guys were. And when they both develop crushes on Maggie (Mary Magdelane), they don't become wierdly obsessive, but instead, one friend steps out of the way of the other. They went and did everything together, and even worked towards the same trade of stonecutting.
But when Josh was still crazily unsure how we was supposed to bring the word of his father to the world, him and Biff set off on a journey to meet with the three wise men who were there on the day of his birth to seek guidance. And after their journey, which stretches over years and years, they find themselves back home, where Jesus finally begins his ministry. And while you may think that this is where the book would go downhill (i mean, if you want to read about Jesus preaching the good word, all you have to do is flip open to a page in the New Testament), then you are strongly mistaken. Becuase even when things are going relatively normal, there are always comments and the reasoning behind the miracle, which will make you laugh.
This book is one of my favourites ever read. Joshua and Biff make a great team and are sure to keep you laughing the whole way through. There is a bit more sexual content than i would have expected for an expansion of the Bible, but then again, they were teenagers, so it must have crossed their minds.
LAMB is here to recieve the biggest 10/10 that i have ever given a book. It was great from start to finish, and i definately recommend picking up a copy.
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******One thing that Christopher Moore was sincere in mentioning was that this book isn't an actual account of Jesus' life, and shouldn't be taken to be. He also wanted to make clear that his intentions were not to insult anyone's faith, or try to sway their views on what happenned in the time of Jesus.*********
1 comment:
Jess,
I was not familiar with this book. After reading your analogy, I am very interested to read, this book, myself.
It reminds me of the Chronicles of Narnia where Aslan was supposed to be God, according to C.S. Lewis.
You did a wonderful analysis of a very complicated plot.
I would have probably walked by a book called, "Lamb," thinking it was about something else.
Catherine
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