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In order to get in touch with his Jewish heritage and prove something about organized religion, an NYC-based writer decides to try to obey every single rule in the Bible as literally as possible. Hilarity ensues.
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Overall: It’s an interesting story with a lot of religious knowledge tidbits and factoids (and though it’s hardly a replacement for actual research, his bibliography is probably a good starting point). I doubt it’ll change anyone’s opinion about religion in general or theirs in particular—though it might cause someone drifting towards less orthodox/more relativist religion to continue doing so—but I give him credit for taking a gentle touch to the absurdity and approaching everything with at least some reverence.
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Overall: It’s an interesting story with a lot of religious knowledge tidbits and factoids (and though it’s hardly a replacement for actual research, his bibliography is probably a good starting point). I doubt it’ll change anyone’s opinion about religion in general or theirs in particular—though it might cause someone drifting towards less orthodox/more relativist religion to continue doing so—but I give him credit for taking a gentle touch to the absurdity and approaching everything with at least some reverence.
