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The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible (2007 original; edición 2008)

por A. J. Jacobs

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A.J. Jacobs se propuso obedecer todos los mandatos de La Biblia durante un año, desde los Diez Mandamientos hasta otra serie de advertencias menos conocidas (no vestirás ropa de distintas fibras, lapidarás a los adúlteros, no usarás un asiento antes ocupa

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Miembro:	kayaoakes
Título:	The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
Autores:	A. J. Jacobs
Información:	Simon & Schuster (2008), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 416 pages
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The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible por A. J. Jacobs (2007)

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schatzi: this is the author's first book; his exploits in "The Know-It-All" are sometimes referred to in "The Year of Living Biblically"
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The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University por Kevin Roose (kiwiflowa)
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An impossible task to follow the bible literally for an entire year. (I don't think it can be done for an entire day). This was an interesting read and I learned more about the bible than I thought I would. He tried with sincerity to explore a more biblical life and although there were moments that made me laugh out loud I appreciated the fact that he approached this undertaking as an agnostic but with an open mind and devoted attempt. (

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MsTera | Oct 10, 2023 |

This is a pretty humorous read. I really enjoyed it. Some parts of it had me cracking up, and some parts had me yawning. He went full dress mode. He grew his hair all long and bushy and began to wear a sheet for clothing. Keep in mind his wife and kids were just along for the ride. They were not participating in his little adventure. (

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MissysBookshelf | Aug 27, 2023 |

This book was hilarious. (

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Littlecatbird | Jul 7, 2023 |

Eh. I was looking for more literal. Not really thinking it was "as possible" as it could have been, seemed like it was "as convenient as it was living in NY while continuing to lead my life as a magazine editor..." (though I don't think that title would have sold as much) (

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jmdavis413 | Apr 2, 2023 |

I never figured out the point of A.J. Jacob's stunt of living according to every biblical rule he could find as literally as possible. I listened to the book on a long trip. Parts were amusing, but there was little depth to Jacob's exploration of the Bible. This seemed like more of a disjointed series of essays than a cohesive book. (

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Performance art or not, this is a well-researched, informative and entirely absorbing read.

añadido por Katya0133 | editarPeople, Jonathan Durbin

Jacobs's discussions with his advisers and with men representing other religions make up the most thoughtful and insightful sections of the book.

añadido por Katya0133 | editarLibrary Journal, Joyce Sparrow

The author's determination despite constant complications from his modern secular life (wife, job, family, NYC) underscores both the absurdity of his plight and its profundity.

añadido por Katya0133 | editarKirkus

If he starts out sounding like an interminable Ira Glass monologue, smarmy and name-dropping, he becomes much less off-putting as the year progresses, for he develops a serious conscience about such quotidian failings as self-centeredness, lying, swearing, and disparaging others.

añadido por Katya0133 | editarBooklist, Ray Olson

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.

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Nombre del autor	Rol	Tipo de autor	¿Obra?	Estado
A. J. Jacobs	—	autor principal	todas las ediciones	calculado
Ross, Jonathan Todd	Narrador	autor secundario	algunas ediciones	confirmado

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Contenido en

A.J. Jacobs Omnibus: The Know-It-All, The Year of Living Biblically, My Life as an Experiment por A. J. Jacobs

Inspirado

The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University por Kevin Roose

A Year of Biblical Womanhood por Rachel Held Evans

▾Premios y Honores

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Indies Choice Book Award (Libro de honor – Adult Nonfiction – 2008)

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New York Times bestseller (No-ficción – 2007)

Publishers Weekly's Best Books of the Year (Religion – 2007)

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A. J. Jacobs

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New York, New York, USA

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As I write this, I have a beard that makes me resemble Moses.

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The Hebrew scriptures prescribe a tremendous amount of capital punishment. Think Saudi Arabia, multiply by Texas, then triple that.

At times—not all the time, but sometimes—the entire world takes on a glow of sacredness, like someone has flipped on a[n] unfathomably huge halogen lamp and made the universe softer, fuller, less menacing. (p.153)

All well and good, right? The only thing is, this is not the God of the Israelites. This is not the God of the Hebrew Scriptures. That God is an interactive God. He rewards people and punishes them. He argues with them, negotiates with them, forgives them, and occasionally smites the. The God of the Hebrew Scriptures has human emotions—love and anger. (p.153)

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A.J. Jacobs se propuso obedecer todos los mandatos de La Biblia durante un año, desde los Diez Mandamientos hasta otra serie de advertencias menos conocidas (no vestirás ropa de distintas fibras, lapidarás a los adúlteros, no usarás un asiento antes ocupa

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