As a Christian who believes in a mostly* literal interpretation of the Bible, I found this memoir absolutely fascinating! First of all, it was interesting to see the Bible through a non-religious Jew POV. And secondly it was fascinating to see anybody attempt to follow all the laws of both the Old a...
It seems very authentically Jewish to write smart and funny social commentary about exploring spirituality through following obscure rules. I don’t know if such a thing as being “authentically Jewish” exists (versus everyone who is inauthentically Jewish, right?), and I hope I don’t offend by that ...
I listened to this while on my evening walks at the local highschool track. I'm not sure that this is a good plan. See, every now and then, while listening, you'll burst out laughing, doubled over, with tears streaming down your cheeks, and your fellow walkers will worry.This audio version is read...
I finally finished this one, and I have to admit that it was interesting. However, I did not think it was that much of a big deal. Since I am a skeptical person, and not religious, a lot of this book simply confirmed that a lot of religious people simply pick and choose from the Bible (or their reli...
I expected more of the ironic humor than he actually delivers, which was nice in a way. Definitely thought provoking, but I thought his conclusions were a little trite.
This book follows the author, A.J. Jacobs, on a year-long quest to follow every single rule in the Bible, from the Ten Commandments to the New Testament.I read this book in the large-print version from my library. It was a big hit with my friends, who saw it sitting on my dining room table and wante...
I consider myself to be an atheist, but I am still fascinated by the role that religion plays in the lives of others and society at large. This book is a sharp look at how difficult, important, and often hypocritical religion can be. As the title suggests, writer AJ Jacobs decides that he is going t...
If you enjoy A.J.'s writing, you'll enjoy this. If you're looking for deeply religious insight, this probably isn't the book to read. It's interesting, and there's enough insight to make it worth reading, but it's definitely more about him and his project than about the Bible per se.He's so willin...
A.J. Jacobs takes on the Bible and all its rules and regulations. He soon finds it impossible to follow every rule every day, so he resorts to attempting to follow selected rules each day. Still he fails. My favorite part was when he went to Central Park on Saturday and Sunday (the Sabbath) and atte...
I was pleasantly surprised by Jacob's documentation of his year of biblical literalism. When I began, I had a number of concerns, based in part on his last book, The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World. The Year of Living Biblically addresses some of the co...
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