Journalist lives the Bible literally for a year

[rusty quoin]

The Year of Living Biblically, by A.J. Jacobs

The Year of Living Biblically is about my quest to live the ultimate biblical life. To follow every single rule in the Bible – as literally as possible. I obey the famous ones:

-The Ten Commandments
-Love thy neighbor
-Be fruitful and multiply

But also, the hundreds of oft-ignored ones.
-Do not wear clothes of mixed fibers.
-Do not shave your beard
-Stone adulterers



In recounting the story of how he stoned pebbled a man for adultery, A.J. Jacobs said, "I tried to say to the guy, you shouldn't sleep with other women, but I don’t know if it sunk in."

For more:http://www.ajjacobs.com/content/home.asp
Newsweek interview with Jacobs:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20910659/site/newsweek/?from=rss

[kestrel91316]

1. I wonder how he handled the parts about animal sacrifice.

I'd hate to have to do this as a WOMAN. The parts about menstrual uncleanness and purification would crimp my lifestyle.

[TexasProgresive]

2. No temple, no Aaronic priesthood thus no sacrifice.

[kestrel91316]

3. Oh. Shows you how much I know about the OT.

[BOSSHOG]

4. Wow, all the christians around here live the bible literally all the time

Well, ya know, after they pick and choose.