The Year Of Living Biblically - 1457 Words

The Year of Living Biblically, a New York Times Bestseller by A.J. Jacobs, is a delightful and enlightening chronicle of ones quest to understanding the bible. Jacobs described his religion as â€Å"Jewish in the same way that Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant†, however still decided to follow the Christian Bible as literally as possible in an effort to see what he was missing by living a secular life. Living the ultimate biblical life meant for Jacobs to follow all of the common rules such as, The Ten Commandments, Love Thy Neighbor, Honor Your Mother and Father. In addition, following the rules most people tend to ignore, such as Do Not Wear Clothes of Mixed Fibers, Stone Adulterers, and Love Not Sleep. If you are looking for a good book to read on biblical practices, I encourage you to try The Year of Living Biblically, it covers over 700 different laws in a lighthearted and witty way. Jacob took his exploration of the Bible in to many different atmospheres and on many different levels. It is clear that Jacobs dove into this challenging task headfirst and fully prepared. He had a typed of list of over 700 different laws and throughout the novel, he was constantly consulting with his religious advisors. The fact that he did that, gives his quest more value because it shows that the literal approach to each Biblical practice, was not solely based off of the way that he viewed it, but the way Biblical experts saw it as well. What kept the book interesting was that it wasShow MoreRelatedSummary Of The Year Of Living Biblically 953 Words   |  4 PagesSummary: The Year of Living Biblically, he spent a year following the Bible literally. I was a little nervous about this one because I was afraid he was doing this to try to show how silly the Bible is and poke fun of Christians. That was fortunately not the case. 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