Trying
to live a year by the Bible might seem hard to accomplish, but A.J. Jacobs, happens
to be right the person to take on the challenge. The Year of Living Biblically, written by
A.J. Jacobs is a book about following the Bible as literally as possible
through the course of a year. He accomplishes this task by following the Ten
Commandments and playing the part as well, which included dressing up and
blowing a trumpet each month. Jacob hopes that by following the Bible he will
gain something out of it, and learn the true meaning behind it, as well as
discover how it impacts people.
On
a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate this book a 10 because it’s an easy, humorous,
informative, and honest book. The author is very straightforward with his
opinions, and he expresses his mind fairly well, which is something that I
really admired because not many authors express what they really think. This
book also provided an easier translation to the Bible, keeping all its facts,
while making it funny at the same time. What I also liked about the book was
that the author had a bibliography and notes at the back of the book, which
provided an easy access in case I needed to look something up. I would most
definitely recommend this book to students that are interested in learning more
about the Bible because this book is a quick and easy read and it doesn’t
require people to actually read the Bible in full. This book is a must read!
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