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The year of living biblically : one man's humble quest to follow the Bible as literally as possible

The year of living biblically : one man's humble quest to follow the Bible as literally as possible

Book 2007

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...