Another great book by A. J. Jacobs will have you laughing, and cringing at the lengths he went to in order to follow the Bible for a year. His wife deserves an award for putting up with him as well :-)
He followed the big ones; you know, the Ten Commandments, love thy neighbor, and be fruitful and multiply. Again, his wife deserves an award for putting up with him. He had the most difficulty with the rules in the Bible that some are aware of, and that very few attempt to follow. Such as:
Do not wear garments of mixed fibers. This involved worldwide searches for fabrics that were not mixed, with anything.
Do not shave your beard.
Stone adulterers. This is funny, you do not want to miss it.
Eating unleavened foods, and avoiding other foods or ingredients.
He was not dismissing the Bible as nonsense, but rather educating others on the sometimes complexity of it, and how as times have changed, some of the rules in the Bible are not applicable to this day and age. A.J. explains that he is Jewish, but said he is Jewish in the same way that the Olive Garden is an Italian restaurant. He states that he is also an Agnostic, so this was a spiritual as well as educational journey for himself.
This is definitely a story worth reading, and it is a book I would read again. Lucky for me, I own it, so I can do just that!
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