{"product_id":"the-year-of-living-biblically-hardcover","title":"The Year of Living Biblically [HARDCOVER] (RARE BOOKS)","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0743291476\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"cwcwzx-bp4wmw-ujb4yc-v9omso\" data-cel-widget=\"bookDescription_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"140\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"0743291476\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\" data-csa-c-id=\"blw8kw-orwmpt-vim03n-eshovw\" data-cel-widget=\"globalStoreInfoBullets_feature_div\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"1tb3bkg\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"57\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3\" data-end=\"55\"\u003eAbout the Book – \u003cem data-start=\"22\" data-end=\"53\"\u003eThe Year of Living Biblically\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"59\" data-end=\"358\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Year of Living Biblically\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is a bestselling nonfiction memoir written by journalist and editor A. J. Jacobs. First published in 2007, the book is a humorous yet thought-provoking account of the author’s experiment to live according to the Bible as literally as possible for one full year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"547\"\u003eThis hardcover edition is often listed among “rare books” in used and collector markets because it is an older print and has become popular due to its unique concept and continued demand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"552\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-section-id=\"hozxog\" data-start=\"554\" data-end=\"573\"\u003e\u003cspan role=\"text\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"557\" data-end=\"573\"\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"575\" data-end=\"798\"\u003eThe book follows A. J. Jacobs as he attempts to follow every rule in the Bible—both well-known commandments and obscure ancient laws. His goal is to understand religion not just intellectually, but through lived experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"800\" data-end=\"1169\"\u003eTo do this, he creates a detailed list of biblical rules and tries to follow them strictly. This includes widely known teachings like loving one’s neighbor and observing the Ten Commandments, as well as extremely difficult or outdated laws such as avoiding mixed fabrics, growing a beard, and even symbolically dealing with biblical punishments like stoning adulterers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1171\" data-end=\"1414\"\u003eThroughout the year, Jacobs interacts with different religious communities, including Orthodox Jews, Amish families, evangelical Christians, and atheists. These experiences help him see how differently people interpret the same religious text.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1416\" data-end=\"1663\"\u003eThe book mixes humor, personal struggle, and cultural observation. 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