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The Resource The year of living biblically : one man's humble quest to follow the Bible as literally as possible, A.J. Jacobs

The year of living biblically : one man's humble quest to follow the Bible as literally as possible, A.J. Jacobs

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The year of living biblically : one man's humble quest to follow the Bible as literally as possible
Title
The year of living biblically
Title remainder
one man's humble quest to follow the Bible as literally as possible
Statement of responsibility
A.J. Jacobs
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Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
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
Cataloging source
BTCTA
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1968-
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Jacobs, A. J.
Dewey number
220
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
BS511.3
LC item number
.J33 2008
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
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Christian life
Label
The year of living biblically : one man's humble quest to follow the Bible as literally as possible, A.J. Jacobs
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Control code
ocn209693792
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
1st pbk. ed.
Extent
388 pages
Isbn
9780743291484
Lccn
2007009573
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)209693792
Label
The year of living biblically : one man's humble quest to follow the Bible as literally as possible, A.J. Jacobs
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier.
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent.
Control code
ocn209693792
Dimensions
22 cm
Edition
1st pbk. ed.
Extent
388 pages
Isbn
9780743291484
Lccn
2007009573
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)209693792

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