Since then, I have read EVERYTHING he has published.

I read my first Christopher Moore book when 'A Dirty Job' was released. Two thumbs up! And great for traveling across Texas! I think he did an excellent job - especially with Joshua's voice. I know people have written that they weren't too keen on Stevens' narrative - but I LOVED it. How can you not love Biff? He's eccentric, selfish and carnal - but his heart is 100% with his friends. Highly irreverent, extremely witty and chock full of laugh moments, 'Lamb' made me step back and look at Joshua as a real person with real issues and emotions for the first time. This book, more than anything I've read or listened to in church growing up, really made me step back and look at my faith and the life of Christ/Joshua in a completely different way. I downloaded it on a whim, and then avoided it for a while, not really sure if I wanted to listen to a book that some might deem a bit iffy in how it dealt with the life of Christ. One just need to keep an open mind while reading, or listening as the case may be. So, was the book Blasphemous, or righteous? Well, since it never really deviated from actual events, I would have to say righteous. Even conversations that took place in The Bible are brought down to earth, and written in such a manner that allows one to actually believe that is the way they would have gone down. Moore brings everything down to Earth, gives Jesus errrr I mean Josh, a personality that fits, just a down to earth man who happens to be the Son of God, and can heal the sick, raise the dead, etc.

Reading the Bible, many of the Gospels are almost surreal, and the speech difficult to understand.

The one thing I liked most about this book is the believability. I have to say here, that through out all of their adventures, Josh remains true to who and what he is. Along the way, they learn the ways of the Buddhists, Hindu's and even walk into a cult sacrifice ceremony, before finally returning home. So, off they go to find The Three Wise Men. Finally Josh and Biff come of age, and it's time for Josh to figure out what exactly a Messiah is supposed to do. He knows he's The Messiah, because his Mother won't let him forget, being the stereo-typical Jewish Mother that she is. Getting into typical little boy mischief with the Roman guards, going to school together, and both having a crush on the same girl (Mary of Magdalen) with the exception that Josh must deal with being The Messiah. They have a typical childhood, just two young boys growing up in Roman controlled Israel. So, here's Biff & Josh (Jesus) growing up in Jerusalem. I thought, how dare someone write their own version of events?! But I decided to have an open mind, after all, I absolutely loved 'A Dirty Job'.

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