The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible

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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 profound, reverent and irreverent, personal and universal and will make you see history's most influential book with new eyes. Jacobs embeds himself in a cross-section of communities that take the Bible literally: he tours a creationist museum and sings hymns with Amish; he dances with Hasidic Jews and does Scripture study with Jehovah's Witnesses. He wrestles with seemingly archaic rules that baffle the 21st-century brain, and he discovers ancient wisdom of startling relevance.--From publisher description.;Intro; Dedication; Introduction; Month One: September; Month Two: October; Month Three: November; Month Four: December; Month Five: January; Month Six: February; Month Seven: March; Month Eight: April; Month Nine: May; Month Ten: June; Month Eleven: July; Month Twelve: August (and Some of September); A Note from the Author; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Bible Bibliography; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Index; Copyright Intro Dedication Introduction Month One: September Month Two: October Month Three: November Month Four: December Month Five: January Month Six: February Month Seven: March Month Eight: April Month Nine: May Month Ten: June Month Eleven: July Month Twelve: August (and Some of September) A Note from the Author Notes Selected Bibliography Bible Bibliography Acknowledgments About the Author Index Copyright