Book · 2007 · Humor
The Year of Living Biblically
One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible
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He has written four narratives bestsellers including one of my favorites, The Year of Living Biblically, for which he followed all of the rules of the Bible as literally as possible, including I should mention stoning adulterers.
Tim Ferriss · The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2022 Listen at 0:36 What they say about it
- Calls it an amazing book“an amazing book”2
- Followed all biblical rules“followed all of the rules”2
- Explores the puzzle of religion“puzzle of religion”2
The best things said about it
A.J. also has a fantastic book called The Year of Living Biblically, which is actually really hilarious.
Jamie Metzl The Jordan Harbinger Show · Jun 2026 The Year of Living Biblically, I think, is an amazing, amazing book.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2026 A book called The Year of Living Biblically, in which he tried to follow all the rules of the Old and New Testament. It's intended to be a funny, but also very informative read. I learned a lot about religion from that book.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2025 All of my books are about metaphorical puzzles, like The Year of Living Biblically was about the puzzle of religion.
A.J. Jacobs The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2022 What are some habits or maybe rules you've added as a result of, especially, The Year of Living Biblically, that made positive shifts for you in your life?
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Why people recommend it
The Year of Living Biblically by A. J. Jacobs is a humorous and informative chronicle of a secular journalist's endeavor to follow every single rule in the Bible as literally as possible over the course of a year. The book has garnered enthusiastic praise across multiple podcast appearances. Jamie Metzl praised the title as truly hilarious while discussing friendships and collaborations on The Jordan Harbinger Show. Tim Ferriss has repeatedly recommended the work on The Tim Ferriss Show, describing it as an amazing piece of experiential journalism, highlighting it in conversations with guests like Jonathan Haidt, and noting that he learned a great deal about religion from the endeavor. A. J. Jacobs himself discussed the title on EconTalk as a predecessor to his later projects on secular living. Ryan Holiday briefly praised the volume on The Daily Stoic alongside Ferriss. Additionally, Ben Bowlin referenced the narrative on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know to highlight an author immersing himself completely in Levitical laws and lifestyle changes. Listeners and hosts alike frequently celebrate the narrative for blending deep investigative curiosity with a comical approach to ancient traditions, offering readers a genuinely unique window into religious strictures and modern secular identity.
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Tim Ferriss The year of living biblically I think is an amazing amazing book. I met him a couple months ago and I said… 4
Recommended
“The year of living biblically I think is an amazing amazing book. I met him a couple months ago and I said you need to do that again and make it a YouTube video.”
Discussed
“And then I'm going to make an awkward transition to my friend AJ Jacobs who wrote a book called the year of living biblically in which he tried to follow all the rules of the Old and New Testament. It's intended to be a funny but also very informative read. I learned a lot about religion from that book.”
Recommended
“when he wrote the book The Year of Living Biblically, which is a fantastic, fantastic book.”
Discussed
“he has written four narratives bestsellers including one of my favorites the year of living biblically for which he followed all of the rules of the bible as literally as possible including i should mention stoning adulterers”
Jamie Metzl But A.J. also has a fantastic book uh called The Year of Living Biblically, which is actually really hilari… 2
Recommended
“But A.J. also has a fantastic book uh called The Year of Living Biblically, which is actually really hilarious.”
Discussed
“um my friend AJ Jacobs he had a wonderful book that I I use the spirit of it in the ceremonies and not the exactly but he was in a a restaurant in New York coffee shop and his child said hey where does the coffee come from”
A.J. Jacobs uh this partly is a sequel to A book I wrote many years ago that we've talked about on the show called The… 2
Discussed
“uh this partly is a sequel to A book I wrote many years ago that we've talked about on the show called The Year of Living biblically where I try to understand I grew up in a very secular home”
Discussed
“and all of my books are about metaphorical puzzles like the year of living biblically was about the puzzle of religion”
Jordan Harbinger what are some habits or maybe rules you've added as a result of especially the year of living biblically th… 2
Discussed
“well you were on a few years back when we first met you were doing some sort of experiment for another book where you were living biblically”
Discussed
“what are some habits or maybe rules you've added as a result of especially the year of living biblically that that made positive shifts for you in your life”
Ben Bowlin one of my favorite examples is uh this author who wrote a book called living biblically have you guys heard… 1
Discussed
“one of my favorite examples is uh this author who wrote a book called living biblically have you guys heard of this book I have not oh wait is this the one where he lives according to Leviticus the teachings of the Bible for a period of time and like wears his beard long and all of that stuff what's”
Joe Rogan well hey that one guy did it though Year of Living biblic biblically I didn't see that there was a book tha… 1
Discussed
“well hey that one guy did it though Year of Living biblic biblically I didn't see that there was a book that came out God what was that guy's name”
Ryan Holiday like the Year of Living biblically yes also an amazing book so good 1
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“like the Year of Living biblically yes also an amazing book so good”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
Other mentions (5: passing, ad reads, own books)
Plugged
“and that was one of my favorite books to write the year of living biblically”
Passing
“He's written a lot of great books. My favorite's probably The Year of Living Biblically, but he's written a lot of great books. And he, at one point, was really worried about something”
Passing
“he spent a year of his life dressing like George Washington like oh no yeah he was living living by the Constitution that's what he was doing the most patient wife in the world like the Year of Living biblically”
Passing
“And to help with that demonstrably true part, would you please welcome our real-time fact checker, the author of four New York Times bestsellers and counting, including the year of living biblically, A.J. Jacobs.”
Passing
“so maybe not quite as far as AJ Jacobs in the year of living biblically”