The Year of Living Biblically, by A.J. Jacobs
This guy decided to live the bible as literally as he possibly could – the Old Testament for 9 months, the New Testament for 3 (which turns into 3 1/2). It’s a crazy experiment, and he’s very funny. Recommended.
October 22, 2007 at 8:00 am
Just wanting to know…. was it an apple or a pear, did he build any boats, did he lose any special powers after going to supercuts, meet up with any lions, cause any prisons to come a tumbling down and if it was a team of beavers who dammed up the river to cause its parting?
October 22, 2007 at 8:13 am
Janelle – you really might like this one! By half way through, I skimmed for about 40 pages, but then it got interesting again. It would have been a lame project and book if the writer weren’t so clever. And – his POOR wife!! Seriously, I don’t know how she put up with him during that year!
October 22, 2007 at 8:40 pm
Looks interesting. If only I ever finish Peace Like a River or something…
October 23, 2007 at 6:15 am
Okay, you’ve got my attention! Who do you think the audience is this guy is focusing on? I’m just curious…
October 24, 2007 at 9:39 am
Jenna – I’ve had Peace Like a River on my nightstand for over a month. I think it might just be time to take it back to the library.
S – audience? Probably anyone and everyone that is slightly interested in religion or humor. He was/is an agnostic, non-practicing Jew. He says that he’s as Jewish as the Olive Garden is Italian.
October 24, 2007 at 10:11 am
I put it on hold at our library! Proud of me?
October 25, 2007 at 1:06 pm
I just may check this out! Thanks for the idea!