![]() If you like absurd humor (of which Moore is a master) and you are open to having your view of Christ reshaped a good bit, this book might blow your mind like it has mine. The angels stick Biff in a hotel room and ask him to write down his gospel, and the story found in the missing years of the gospel is hilarious, sad, and at times eyebrow-raising in the absurdity. ![]() The basic premise is that the angels resurrect Levi, known as Biff, who was Christ's best friend during the missing years of the gospel – better known as Jesus' adolescence. I converted from Episcopalianism to Judaism 13 years ago, but this book, which I read about 12 years ago, made me appreciate my former faith and culture, my current faith and culture, and, most importantly, the way in which thinking of Christ as a person instead of as a mythic figure can change the way one understands the various interpretations of Christ. If you ask me about it in person, I'll gesture with my hands and make Good Book Noise™ and try to explain how much this book changed the way I view things. If I try to explain this book, I kind of sound like I'm on something rather exceptional, but this book really rocked my world. ![]() ![]() ![]() Title: Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff ![]()
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