alternet.org — He didn't want to stone adulterers. But that was part of the deal. That's what A.J. Jacobs was being paid for. Author A.J. Jacobs spent a year trying to follow the 600+ laws he found proscribed in the Bible, and concluded he's doomed to live in sin.
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jojowalkerNov 18, 2007
Good point, except that DNA research will more or less eventually prove that we're all related and therefore all part of the tribe of Israel and therefore subject to the magical laws of the bible.
spiffytechNov 18, 2007
The New Testament isn't more important, it simply represents completion and continuation of the Old Testament contents. Jesus came to earth to be our permanent sacraficial lamb, fulfilling the sacraficial requirements of the Old Testament and making us appear sinless before God the Father. Following that, the New Testament documents how we can reach the life on Earth that God meant us to have before Adam and Eve messed it up in the Garden of Eden.
sadflyNov 18, 2007
That's not true at all. It is called Divine Comedy because it has an uplifting ending (read part 3). It is not a satire, it is allegory (specifically on the state of the Catholic Church at the time). Satire uses irony; Dante does not use irony.
devilinpghNov 19, 2007
Dugg down for failure to realize that some people observe the Tanach and not the "New Testament".
Closed AccountDec 23, 2007
Holy s**t I am in tears.
Closed AccountApr 5, 2009
NO IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE. I AM HAPPIER NOW THAN I HAVE EVER BEEN BEFORE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. JESUS CHRIST IS THE ONE WHO DID THAT FOR ME. IN MY HEART AND SOUL! Everyone is born with a "God"( the One and ONLY TRUE GOD of the Bible )-sized hole in the midst of them whether they acknowledge Him or not they will never find Who it is that TRULY satisfies-or fills that hole-- EXCEPT GOD THROUGH JESUS CHRIST--SON OF THE LIVING GOD---OUR MESSIAHHE IS RISEN!!!!