About the Book

The birth of Jesus has been well chronicled, as have his glorious teachings, acts, and divine sacrifice after his 30th birthday. But no one knows about the early life of the Son of God except Biff, the Messiah's best bud, who has been resurrected to tell the story in this hilarious yet heartfelt work.

Book Synopsis

Everyone knows about the immaculate conception and the crucifixion. But what happened to Jesus between the manger and the Sermon on the Mount? In this hilarious and bold satirical novel, the acclaimed Christopher Moore shares the greatest story never told: the life of Christ as seen by his boyhood pal, Biff.

Just what was Jesus doing during the many years that have gone unrecorded in the Bible? Biff was there at his side, and now after two thousand years, he shares those good, bad, ugly, and miraculous times. Screamingly funny, audaciously fresh, this work of religious satire rivals the best of Tom Robbins and Carl Hiaasen, and is sure to please this gifted writer's fans and win him legions more.

From the Back Cover

Hundreds of thousands of people around the world have read--and reread--Christopher Moore's irreverent, iconoclastic, and divinely funny tale of the early life of Jesus Christ as witnessed by his boyhood pal Levi bar Alphaeus (a.k.a. Biff). Now, in this special (check out the cool red ribbon marker, gilt-edged pages, and gold lettering) gift edition of Christopher Moore's bestselling Lamb, you, too, can find out what really happened between the manger and the Sermon on the Mount. And, in a new afterword written expressly for this edition, Christopher Moore addresses some of the most frequently asked questions he's received from readers since Lamb's initial publication, about the book and himself.

Fresh, funny, poignant, and wise, this special gift edition of Lamb is cause for rejoicing among readers everywhere.

Review Quotes

"An instant classic . . . terrific, funny and poignant. - Rocky Mountain News
"Lamb is hysterical, sexy, and really deeply moving: Moore performs a sleight-of-hand, a balancing act, of fiendish exactitude--not an ounce of pathos too much, not a shred of potential heresy for anyone who takes the story too seriously, not a joke-op missed. Hats and halos doffed to thee, Mr. Moore." - Gregory Maguire
"Highly entertaining and surprisingly thoughtful." - San Francisco Chronicle
A great idea, and a funny story." - USA Today
"[Moore's] most ambitious book." - East Bay Express
"I haven't finished reading [LAMB] yet, but I've managed to laugh myself to tears on more than one occasion." - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"Christopher Moore's impish, madcap addition to the New Testament. . . . Lamb is an earnest comedy in the style of Woody Allen's play God, simultaneously addressing matters of ultimate concern while wallowing in the broadest possible slapstick." - Washington Post