""The Year of Living Biblically" is an extremely compelling book,
appropriately irreverent and highly entertaining. More
significantly, it is a tale of an intense and intelligent spiritual
search that will speak powerfully and instructively to a generation
of seekers."- Rabbi David Ellenson, president of Hebrew Union
College
"A book that is at one and the same time delightfully readable and
profoundly memorable is a wonder! "The Year of Living Biblically"
is exactly that. A. J. Jacobs has perceived the distinction between
the wisdom of the Bible and its absurdities. It is a shame that so
many of both our clergy and our politicians seem incapable of
making that distinction." -- John Shelby Spong, author of "Jesus
for the Non-Religious" and former Episcopal bishop
"A. J. Jacobs has written about the Bible in a manner that is
brilliantly funny but unerringly respectful, learned but goofy,
deeply personal yet highly relevant. I am covetous and wish him
smited." -- Mary Roach, Bestselling author of "Spook and Stiff"
"A.J. Jacobs has written a - how else to put it? - Good Book. Let
me take my review from the original, Psalm 2, verse 4: 'He that
sitteth in the heavens shall laugh.' And let me suggest that
readers, whether they know their Bible or not, get to know A.J.
Jacobs. But not in a biblical sense, please."- P.J. O'Rourke
"A.J. Jacobs is so funny he can make watching his beard grow
hilarious. "The Year of Living Biblically" is the most unexpectedly
delightful - and consistently charming - book I've read in a long
time. It will have you laughing out loud, nodding in disbelief, and
rethinking what you believe about the Bible. It will also have you
tallying your sins: I coveted his humor and envied his facial hair.
And that's no lie."- Bruce Feiler, author of "Walking the Bible"
and "Where God Was Born"
"As a man incapable of developing any facial hair aside from a
really amazingly cruddy moustache, I would have bought this book
for the astonishing big beard chronicle alone. That "The Year of
Living Biblically" grows, beardlike, into a long, hilarious,
tangled, and ultimately moving story of spiritual growth is all the
more astonishing. But why should I continue to be surprised at what
springs from A. J.'s head? He is a brilliantly hilarious writer who
truly lives up to that oft-misused adverb/adjective combination and
then some. Plus: HE IS GOING TO HEAVEN. So how can you not afford
to tithe your salary to his cause and buy this book?" -- John
Hodgman, "Daily Show" correspondent and author of "Areas of My
Expertise"
"In the twenty-first century few, if any, Christians truly attempt
to follow the Bible in its literal entirety, even us evangelicals.
In this yearlong experiment A.J. Jacobs attempts just that, with
disarming sincere, refreshingly humorous, and unexpectedly
insightful results. I commend this inspired narrative to anyone
actively exploring the continued relevance of biblical living,
religion's need for critical self-reflection, and the timelessness
of authentic faith."- Reverend Jim Wallis, author of "God's
Politics" and president of Sojourners/Call to Renewal
"Seeing that most people violate at least three of the ten
commandments on their way to work -- even people who work from home
-- says a lot about the scale of A. J.'s feat. The fact that you
need to buy six copies of this book to unlock the code to save all
humanity...well, that's just pure genius." -- Ben Karlin, cocreator
of "The Colbert Report" and coauthor of "America: The Book"
"Setting out to explore the consequences of strict adherence to
biblical laws, A. J. Jacobs encounters a series of experiences that
are as hilarious as they are thought-provoking. Along the way he
teaches us both the fallacies of modern day religious
fundamentalism and the joys of discovering the transcendent and
timeless truths of faith." -- Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.,
director, Human Genome Project, author of "The Language of God: A
Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief"
"Throughout his journey, Jacobs comes across as a generous and
thoughtful (and yes, slightly neurotic) participant observer,
lacing his story with absurdly funny cultural commentary as well as
nuanced insights into the impossible task of biblical literalism."
-- "Publishers Weekly" (Starred)
""The Year of Living Biblically" is an extremely compelling book,
appropriately irreverent and highly entertaining. More
significantly, it is a tale of an intense and intelligent spiritual
search that will speak powerfully and instructively to a generation
of seekers."- Rabbi David Ellenson, president of Hebrew Union
College
"A book that is at one and the same time delightfully readable and
profoundly memorable is a wonder! "The Year of Living Biblically"
is exactly that. A. J. Jacobs has perceived the distinction between
the wisdom of the Bible and its absurdities. It is a shame that so
many of both our clergy and our politicians seem incapable of
making that distinction." -- John Shelby Spong, author of "Jesus
for the Non-Religious" and former Episcopal bishop
"A. J. Jacobs has written about the Bible in a manner that is
brilliantly funny but unerringly respectful, learned but goofy,
deeply personal yet highly relevant. I am covetous and wish him
smited." -- Mary Roach, Bestselling author of "Spook and Stiff"
"A.J. Jacobs has written a - how else to put it? - Good Book. Let
me take my review from the original, Psalm 2, verse 4: 'He that
sitteth in the heavens shall laugh.' And let me suggest that
readers, whether they know their Bible or not, get to know A.J.
Jacobs. But not in a biblical sense, please."- P.J. O'Rourke
"A.J. Jacobs is so funny he can make watching his beard grow
hilarious. "The Year of Living Biblically" is the most unexpectedly
delightful - and consistently charming - book I've read in a long
time. It will have you laughing out loud, nodding in disbelief, and
rethinking what you believe about the Bible. It will also have you
tallying your sins: I coveted his humor and envied his facial hair.
And that's no lie."- Bruce Feiler, author of "Walking the Bible"
and "Where God Was Born"
"As a man incapable of developing any facial hair aside from a
really amazingly cruddy moustache, I would have bought this book
for the astonishing big beard chronicle alone. That "The Year of
Living Biblically" grows, beardlike, into a long, hilarious,
tangled, and ultimately moving story of spiritual growth is all the
more astonishing. But why should I continue to be surprised at what
springs from A. J.'s head? He is a brilliantly hilarious writer who
truly lives up to that oft-misused adverb/adjective combination and
then some. Plus: HE IS GOING TO HEAVEN. So how can you not afford
to tithe your salary to his cause and buy this book?" -- John
Hodgman, "Daily Show" correspondent and author of "Areas of My
Expertise"
"In the twenty-first century few, if any, Christians truly attempt
to follow the Bible in its literal entirety, even us evangelicals.
In this yearlong experiment A.J. Jacobs attempts just that, with
disarming sincere, refreshingly humorous, and unexpectedly
insightful results. I commend this inspired narrative to anyone
actively exploring the continued relevance of biblical living,
religion's need for critical self-reflection, and the timelessness
of authentic faith."- Reverend Jim Wallis, author of "God's
Politics" and president of Sojourners/Call to Renewal
"Seeing that most people violate at least three of the ten
commandments on their way to work -- even people who work from home
-- says a lot about the scale of A. J.'s feat. The fact that you
need to buy six copies of this book to unlock the code to save all
humanity...well, that's just pure genius." -- Ben Karlin, cocreator
of "The Colbert Report" and coauthor of "America: The Book"
"Setting out to explore the consequences of strict adherence to
biblical laws, A. J. Jacobs encounters a series of experiences that
are as hilarious as they are thought-provoking. Along the way he
teaches us both the fallacies of modern day religious
fundamentalism and the joys of discovering the transcendent and
timeless truths of faith." -- Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D.,
director, Human Genome Project, author of "The Language of God: A
Scientist Presents Evidence for Belief"
"Throughout his journey, Jacobs comes across as a generous and
thoughtful (and yes, slightly neurotic) participant observer,
lacing his story with absurdly funny cultural commentary as well as
nuanced insights into the impossible task of biblical literalism."
-- "Publishers Weekly" (Starred)
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