“I love Jacobs' sense of humor. I like his writing style and appreciated his thoughtfulness throughout the whole project for the origins of some of the beliefs and rules, as well as how some of those beliefs and rules have evolved over time.”
“Hilarious, and informative! My Bible learnin' was, er, circumsized at an early age by my parents' status as unchurched non-believers. I converted to Catholicism shortly before my marriage, but had already spent many of my young years in fervent prayer, petitioning for the baptism of my Hell-bound family. Believe it or not, I have gotten things a bit more in perspective over the past 30 years.Still, I've retained an interest in religion, and love reading about Christian sects and denominations, and about the tenets of the other major faiths.Even if all that were not so, I would love this book. I particularly adore AJ Jacobs' sense of humor. Jacobs evinces respect and sensitivity for even the fringiest folks, without pandering to them or showing any sign of obsequiousness. This book makes me laugh and feel a fresh frisson of reverence, all at once! I'm not even being ironic!”
“I haven't read it, but it might have something to do with his being Jewish... and that both Jewish and Christians alike read the OT, while only Christians believe in the NT. Just a thought.”
“I thoroughly enjoyed this book - it is very entertaining. But like some of the earlier posts, I think Jacobs really attempted to try the OT on for size and merely window-shopped the NT. ”
“I have barely been able to put this down since starting it - what a great read this has been, I will be sad when it ends, but now I'm going to have to get his prior book...”
“The author is a bit of a seeker himself, and seems to trust in the process of following the rules of the Bible, even when they seem outdated or absurd. And by following them, more times than not he is changed, and he experiences the truth contained in them. ”
