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Book cover of Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff
Lamb: The Gospel According to BiffChristopher Moore

Characters in Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff

6 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Joshua

    The young Messiah seeking to understand his purpose, based on Jesus of Nazareth.

  • Biff (Levi bar Alphaeus)

    Joshua's wisecracking childhood best friend, resurrected to narrate the gospel.

Supporting characters

  • Mary Magdalene

    Called Maggie, the woman both Biff and Joshua love, who travels and studies alongside them.

  • Raziel

    The television-obsessed angel who resurrects Biff and oversees his writing.

  • Balthasar (Lamb)

    The magus among the three wise men, whom Joshua and Biff seek out as a teacher.

  • Catch (Lamb)

    A demon in the service of the magus Balthasar.