Lamb: The Gospel According To Biff Christ's Childhood Pal

Being a writer in current times is becoming more and more of a difficult job, having to take precautions not to offend the masses by writing in a seeming diplomatic way. All in order to be labeled politically correct. Making it a delicate job to write one's own opinion or to tell a story from a foreign point of view. Yet these are all things writer Christopher Moore does in his book Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal. Not only does he accomplish this task but he tells his story in such away, to bring together different views of the same issue. A fantastic insightful and charming coming of age story of one of the most controversial beings in existence, Jesus Christ. Christopher Moore’s writing success can not be pinned down to a single element. It’s his creative mind and diverse writing style that makes Moore's books so intriguing. Yet there is a outstanding theme among his writings that lets Moore truly personify himself in his own words. That is his humor. Not only does Christopher Moores sense of humor fill his
As stated, despite what people may have anticipated the response from “Lamb” was overwhelmingly positive even from the Clergy, “Moore treats the historical Jesus gently, even honorably, focusing on the ‘love your fellow human’ message.” CNN says. For it was Moore's oath he took to himself was “First, do no harm.” He stuck to that by first pouring himself into his research, making sure all of the details of his book had correct historical, geological and theological footing. From there he takes the adventure of Joshua and Biff to all eves of the theology in Joshua's search for enlightenment. Examples are, their own Jewish home of Israel to the Roman cities eventually to the corners of the eastern world on their search for the Three wise men that witnessed Joshua’s