Most people have childhood friends. Jesus Christ was once also a man, and he had a childhood friend, nicknamed Shmyak. Which is very opportune, for the childhood and youth of the Son of God are shrouded in darkness. More precisely, they were shrouded - until the moment when the heavenly forces decided to return Shmyak to earth so that he could write the true story of the first thirty-three years of the life of his divine friend. From infancy, Joshua (better known as Jesus) knew that he was chosen and that he had a dad not from the rank and file. The young Messiah did not know anything else - why he was chosen and why he was chosen. Deciding to clarify this, Joshua and Shmyak go to the region where all questions are answered to this day - to the east. While traveling, everyone does this. what is closer to him: the Son of God comprehends the depths of the Spirit, and the good little Shmyak - the twists of the flesh. But both come to the same conclusion - a little love will not hurt people. “The Lamb” is a novel of education, a smart satire, but above all it is a fairy tale with an unknown plot and a known ending. Those who want to find blasphemy in the book, of course, will find it, but others will enjoy the imagination and humor of Christopher Moore, and perhaps try to love their neighbor.