02429cam a2200385 a 4500 115248 20230410142333.0 070306s2007 nyua b 001 0deng 14758795 acquire 2 shelf copies policy default lcc bk 2007009573 9780743291484 0743261484 (OCoLC)ocm86038134 (OCoLC)86038134 DLC DLC IG# BAKER BTCTA JED MLY WIQ YDXCP XL4 BUR DLC BS 511.3 J17y 2007 220 Jacobs, A. J., 1968- The year of living biblically : one man's humble quest to follow the Bible as literally as possible / A.J. Jacobs. 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2007. 388 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-348) and index. Raised in a secular family but interested in the relevance of faith in our modern world, A.J. Jacobs decides to attempt to obey the Bible as literally as possible for one full year. He vows to follow the Ten Commandments. To be fruitful and multiply. To love his neighbor. But also to obey the hundreds of less publicized rules: to avoid wearing clothes made of mixed fibers; to stone adulterers. The resulting spiritual journey is at once funny and profound, reverent and irreverent, personal and universal and will make you see history's most influential book with new eyes. Jacobs embeds himself in a cross-section of communities that take the Bible literally: he tours a creationist museum and sings hymns with Amish; he dances with Hasidic Jews and does Scripture study with Jehovah's Witnesses. He wrestles with seemingly archaic rules that baffle the 21st-century brain, and he discovers ancient wisdom of startling relevance.--From publisher description. Bible Criticism, interpretation, etc. Christian life. Biblia Crítica e interpretación. Vida cristiana. Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0740/2007009573-d.html Sample text http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0740/2007009573-s.html Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1011/2007009573-b.html YSL 93807 93807 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2023-04-10 1 0 BS 511.3 J17y 2007 00000108772 2018-11-17 00:00:00 1 2018-11-17 bk