--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > <snip> > > You might also enjoy (possibly a lot more, because > > you'll be laughing most of the time) > > Thanks for the recommendation. > > Just for the record, I love to laugh and do it at > every opportunity. But I don't find it *more* > enjoyable than pursuing a fascinating idea. Both > are intensely rewarding, but in different ways. > > Once in a while the two coincide, and those moments > are extra-special. But neither one by itself takes > precedence, in my experience.
That's exactly the thing with Chris. There is a trap (in my opinion) that a lot of people fall into -- believing that to be serious about some- thing, you have to appear to be SERIOUS. It isn't true. You can examine a subject thoroughly, and with historical accuracy (as in the case of "Lamb"), but while retaining your ability to laugh at it all and while helping others to do the same. Chris is a master at doing this. Not to mention that his book is truly lovely. He had the opportunity to take the "low road" in it, and be satirical or mocking about the Christ story. But instead he took the "plotline" described in the Gospels as...uh...gospel, and then invented a new point of view from which to tell the same events. He invented Biff, this kinda gross, un- subtle guy who grew up with Josh (Jeshua, Jesus), and thus is the *only* person on the planet who is not in total awe of him. In my opinion it's a *brilliant* concept for a book. This is a fictional version of the Gospel I always wanted to read, and never got to because the original authors were too emotionally involved to *not* put Jesus up on a pedestal when writing about him. Biff never puts Josh on a pedestal, and as a result you gain remarkable insights into a story you thought you already knew. I've given this book to priests, rabbis, Zen masters, Tibetan lamas, etc. ALL have thanked me for it, and all have said that they learned a lot about Jesus from it. It was quite a feat of writing for a guy who is primarily known for his off-the-wall humorous books. Besides, you get to learn what the H in Jesus H. Christ stands for. What is not to like about that? :-) ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
