![]() ![]() Each section is tied (more or less loosely) to one commandment, everything from “Love thy neighbor” to “Thou shalt not cut the corners of your beard.” (The beard becomes a big thing–literally and figuratively.) The book is told in semi-journal form, relating anecdotes, adventures and reflections day by day throughout the year. He latches onto the Bible, curious to know more about the book that’s such a foundation for Western culture. His previous book was about reading the entire Encyclopedia Britannica, and he needs a new subject. He lives in New York City with his wife and young son, and is a writer for Esquire. Jacobs is ethnically Jewish but, at the beginning of the year, is an agnostic with a completely secular relationship to Judaism. ![]() Strange subject? Well, yes–but the book was funny, intriguing and at times quite insightful too. Jacobs, a kind of memoir about Jacobs’ efforts to spend a year following every command in the Bible as literally as possible. ![]() Did you know there are upwards of 700 commands in the Bible? I know that because I just finished reading The Year of Living Biblically by A. ![]()
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