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	• The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible A. J. Jacobs Simon & Schuster, 2007 - 400 pages average customer review:based on 350 reviews view larger image
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Enjoyable and Informative

I loved AJ Jacobs book The Know It All, so I was eager to read the Year of Living Biblically. It did not disappoint! I enjoy the author's sense of humor; the book is not "laugh out loud" funny, but there were several times that I found myself chuckling at his insights and observations. I come from a family that is not religious and I admit I don't know alot about the Bible, so I actually learned some things while reading this book. I also found the parts where he would visit people of different religions very interesting and informative. I think I enjoyed this book so much because I can really relate to the author - I, like the author, am a little skeptical when it comes to religion and a little puzzled when it comes to certain religious observances or beliefs. I think this is an enjoyable book for anyone, whether you are religious or not.

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A Funny and Wise Book

The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible A.J. (as his one- then two-year old son calls him - either bearded or unbearded) takes his quest seriously in following every possible applicable law (esp. the strange Old Testament ones), but also gives us details to laugh hysterically over. His wife should be awarded sainthood for her, mostly, cheerful participation. Then there is the secretary at Esquire who plots her menstrual cycle on Excel for A.J. And the expert who declares A.J.'s clothing of one or more materials. An agnostic, he has not had much practice in prayer; I found it heartening that he found it easy to pray thanksgivings, but felt akward to petition. A lovely book to give or keep (I've done both); along with A.J., one learns a great deal, not only about the Bible.

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Religion for the skeptic

Religion is one aspect of all of our lives that has the potential to enrich and impoverish our lives. Religion helps us create relationships and can also usher the breaking apart of friendships and loves. A.J. Jacobs attempts to understand religion through a strict adherence to the strictures presented in the Bible. The result is enlightening and amusing.

Jacobs is an avowed doubter. He distrusts religion, and tries to steer his son away from it. The religious building blocks given to young Jasper are hidden away out of fear. When Jacobs embarks upon this project, he has a hard time. Becoming a believer when you have spent all your life doubting God's existence is like doing a 360. But, as the months pass, Jacobs sees the good in religion. He is able to break the surface and see how the basic tenets of any faith encourage goodness and kindness to those around us. The ugliness and xenophobia are additions made by men for wordly gain.

By the end of the book, Jacobs isn't a believer. But he sees the value religion has as a compass for life and as a blueprint for a 'good' existence. He sees that a lot of non-believers have preconceptions about religion and faith that are as erroneous as the assumptions made by believers about homosexuals.

This is a great book for those with and without faith. By disguising the themes of this book in entertainment and social experimentation, Jacobs helped me understand a lot I didn't know and didn't want to know about faith.

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Wonderfully entertaining

Religion, humor, and life. I learned a lot about religion and enjoyed it the whole time.

Took me by surprise

I expected something funny and a little snarky from an editor of Esquire Magazine. Okay, often funny, but to my surprise and pleasure, this book was very warm, respectful of even the oddest points of view, and filled with fascinating history. I like the way he weaves his family story throughout the book. (I can't imagine living with a hut in the living room, not to mention blood on the door jamb. Can we say long-suffering wife?)

Thanks for living your biblical year, A.J. Now I'm eager to read the encyclopedia book.

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