Pros: Very witty and funny writing. Reveals interesting aspects about the Bible. Cons: Some people might be offended.
Epinions.com can be a wonderful place to discover great products. For instance, Epinions member mmcphee wrote a great review about A.J. Jacobs' 2007 book The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as ...
Pros: Hilarious, thoughtful, thought-provoking, and intelligent Cons: Goes to extremes at times, focuses on rules while putting off the concept of grace
Follow the Bible. Literally.That was simple rule behind AJ Jacobs' year-long experiment. Simple, but oh-so-difficult. After reading through the entire Bible in a few days, AJ made a list of all the rules contained therein. And then...he began to ...
Pros: Funny and moving Cons: I wished his experiment had lasted two years
It has been a long time since I've read an adult book. Let me rephrase that, a grown-up book. For my first book aimed at someone over the age of 12, I chose A.J. Jacobs' The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as ...
Pros: funny, witty, filled with oddness and yet still inspires Cons: not very deep, might seem a bit irreverent and unsophisticated
The Bible is one of the most important texts of all time – or at least of the past couple thousand years. The source of the JudaeoChristian tradition, it’s a strange book that collects together dozens of texts by scores of authors and ...
Pros: Humor infused glance at what the Bible is all about. Cons: Ultra-religious might not appreciate said humor.
There comes a time each year that anyone that has even the slightest religious background begrudgingly decides that it is time for them to head to church. It is usually what is colloquially called "The Holidays" that brings about a sense of religious ...
Pros: Challenging, witty, pointed, memorable, and ultimately re-readable. Kudos to A.J. for leaping first and looking-later. Cons: 51 pages of notes and references? I was a bit disappointed it had to end...
The Year of Living Biblically Author: A.J. Jacobs Publisher: Simon & Schuster First released: 2007 Genre: Non-Fiction ISBN: 0743291476 "To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under the ...
Raised in a secular family but increasingly interested in the relevance of faith in our modern world, A.J. Jacobs decides to dive in headfirst and att...More at Christianbook.com
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