![]() Join the #LazyLambs Book Club as we read another Christopher Moore book, A Dirty Job. Thus began the #LazyLambs Book Club was born. ![]() Two months after the original deadline we set for themselves, all had finished reading the book and a discussion began. On a whim when Hannah, Diana, and I decided to read and discuss a book. ![]() I find it refreshing, too, to have more representation of women throughout this story… I wont start in on the rant about female representation in the gospels (yet…) but there is certainly a space where their stories should be given a chance to be told, and I like that Moore incorporates at least these two important characters into the story.īe sure to visit Things Matter and Part Time Monster to see what they have to say to the questions! She is the perfect addition to the Joshua/Biff duo - I really missed her through the section of the book that she didn’t get to appear. She’s so spunky! From her first introduction you know she’s a strong character. Oh, the Marys… I really love the way that Maggie is portrayed. Among those characters are the Virgin Mary and Mary Magdelene (Maggie), whose stories - especially Maggie’s - take up more space in Moore’s novel than in biblical writings. “In addition to new characters, like Biff and Raziel, Lamb also offers re-writings of many historical and religious figures, not just Jesus himself. I’ve long been drawn to the similarities that appear across religions, and this was a nice way to create a sense of give a sense of connection. I know that it was taking some liberties, and some of it was downright silly, but I found myself really enjoying the way that Moore was able to draw on some different cultures and religions to help inform what Jesus ended up preaching. “What are your thoughts about how the author explored the different cultures in the world at the time? What do you think about the cross-culture play and sending Jesus to all ends of the earth?” I now understand why people have been suggesting I read this book for years. From Joshua’s scriptural quotations to the ways that Moore chose to tell some of the gospels to the general feel of life at the time. The religion geek in me adored well researched this book was. I see this story as a way to have fun exploring the question of what might have happened in that time.Īlso, as the author notes in the afterward in the version of the book I read, also to answer an “important question that I felt needed to be addressed, which is, ‘What if Jesus had known kung fu?'” (Lamb, Harper Collins ePub Edition (March 2006), page 440). There are stories of Jesus as a child (The Infancy Gospel of Thomas), but there is largely a big blank between his birth and his ministry. It does retell the story of Jesus, drawing from historical research and various books of the bible (canonical and non), but then it takes on the question of those unknown years. I find Lamb to fit into this definition quite nicely. He used the term somewhat loosely, to refer to a great number of explorations of the religious stories. I remember the Rabbi in my Intro to Judaism class talking about Midrash. I’ve spent a good part of my recent studies picking apart the stories which make up the Bible, learning about the variations, and reading different interpretations. “What are your thoughts on the subject, retelling the life of Jesus? Does it function as myth/fairy-tale retelling, satire, both/neither? Comments on the author’s success in achieving whatever you think it’s supposed to be are also welcome.” They provide a great counterbalance to one another, playful banter and a true, deep, friendship. Then I can teach him to be a man.” (Lamb, Harper Collins ePub Edition (March 2006), page 17). He needs a friend to teach him to be human. There’s a line early on where Joseph tells Biff, “You go with Joshua. The way that Joshua and Biff were written, and their interactions, rang very true. I really enjoyed this book… there were times when I was laughing out-loud on the bus. I like to imagine us all sitting around, perhaps enjoying a nice meal, while discussing our thoughts. So we invite you now to join us in the first installment of the Lazy Lambs Book Club (#LazyLambs on Twitter) today! If you’ve read the book, feel free to chime in with your thoughts to the questions, perhaps pose some of your own. It would be fun, we thought, to read together and discuss the book. ![]() On something of a whim, Hannah of Things Matter, and Diana of Part Time Monster, and I decided to read Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal, by Christopher Moore.
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