Mar 29, 2009 at its best, good book is loose and freewheeling, lighted by the energy of the delinquent who has slipped out of school and thinks hes on his own, or the friend who emails late at night. Along the way, he grapples with the most profound theological questions. Good book the bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible. Browse david plotzs bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible by david plotz. The good book will help people understand and live by the transformative truths of the bible. When david plotz read every word of the old testament, he discovered lots of smitings, misogyny, and a god whos like donald. Still, plotz writes, one of the revelations ive had in reading the bible is that its most famous passages are almost always its most loving ones.
Plotz, an american journalist, has been a writer with slate since its inception and was designated as the online magazines editor in. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible, by david plotz is an interesting book on one mans perception after reading the bible. Plotz read the bible beginning as a child in hebrew class. Selfproclaimed agnostic david plotz read the bible a few years ago and he. Good book is what happens when a regular guy an average job actually reads the book on which his religion, his culture. Mar 10, 2009 david plotz discusses his inspiration for good book. David plotz discusses good book, his chronicle of reading the.
Good book is what happens when a regular guy actually reads the whole book on which his religion, his culture, and his world are based. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible david plotz. The good book by david plotz is a quick, informal, but skeptical overview of the old testament. Things i learned when i read every single word of the bible audible audio edition. The good book is great for individuals, and it can also be used by small groups in an eightweek churchwide program or a fortyweek journey that focuses on one bible chapter each week. He is the cohost of the slate political gabfest podcast with john dickerson and emily bazelon. Good book arises out of an online project of political journalist david plotz, editor of the online magazine slate. Good book the bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible book. At a time when wars are fought over scriptural interpretation, when the influence of the religious on american politics has never been greater.
David plotz discusses his inspiration for good book. Ive been quoting from david plotzs blog project quite a bit, so i thought it was about time to see the product that issued from it. He picks one book that shows humanity at its worst, heading towards world war. Slate editor david plotz talks to wnycs leonard lopate about some of. May 05, 2009 david plotz is a journalist and writer with slate as well as the magazines editor.
Mar 01, 2009 still, plotz writes, one of the revelations ive had in reading the bible is that its most famous passages are almost always its most loving ones. David plotz is editor at large at business insider, where he writes the insider today newsletter with henry blodget. Since i hit on all three of these criteria i definitely quality im thinking of buying copies for my whole family. Mar 01, 2009 one of the funniest books ive ever read. This was one i picked up as part of the dewey reading project.
Jan 22, 2011 the full title of the book is, good book. The background of how editor david plotz came to write this book was very interesting to me. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading good book. A likable tour of scripture, though a bit too fauxnaive. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and. Good book book midcontinent public library bibliocommons. In 2006 and 2007, david plotz blogged the bible for slate, starting with in the. Plotz devoted a year to reading the old testament and writing a series of essays. In 2006 and 2007, david plotz blogged the bible for slate, starting with in the beginning and reading right through to the end. Its cliff notes for scripturescreenplay by plotz, story by god. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The best part of the book is that plotz doesnt indulge in exegesis.
The only additions are an introduction, a conclusion chapter called should you read the bible. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. If plotz is not really as ignorant as his publisher makes him sound, then i apologize to him. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i. The bible has been described in many ways, and now editor david plotz has a few more adjectives to add to the list. Watch a video of david plotz explaining the inspiration for the project that became good book, and view his appearance on the colbert report. Read good book the bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible by david plotz available from rakuten kobo. Plotz is jewish, but not a religious man, but i think he still wants to believe in god, and has some religious affinities, at least far more than i do. Good book is what happens when a regular guy an average job. David plotz was online at to chat with readers about his new book, good book, about his year spent reading the bible and blogging about it. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible plotz, david on.
Good book david plotz bored during his cousins bar mitzvah service, proud, but not very observant plotz idly picked up and opened the torah in front of him. David plotz was at the synagogue for his cousins bat mitzvah. Jacobs, author of the year of living biblically plotz is. Good book explores bibles every word the bible has been described in many ways, and now editor david plotz has a few more adjectives to add to the list. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases whole foods todays deals amazonbasics coupons gift cards customer service free shipping shopper toolkit registry sell. In the end, though, the book is made by the spirit of the writer. Good book ebook by david plotz 9780061972881 rakuten kobo. David plotz born january 31, 1970 is an american journalist and current ceo of atlas obscura, an online magazine devoted to discovery and exploration. Good book is a great book that will enhance your understanding of religion, art, and most of all, life. The result is an irreverent, enthralling journey through the worlds most important work of literature. Ive been recommending slate editor david plotzs recently published good book the bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible.
Good book is what happens when a regular guyan average jobactually reads the book on which his religion, his culture, and his world are based. Jacobs, author of the year of living biblically plotz is a genius writer. At its best, good book is loose and freewheeling, lighted by the energy of the delinquent who has slipped out of school and thinks hes on his own, or. It opened to genesis, and plotz began reading the story of the rape of dinah. Browse inside good book and read plotzs essay what i learned from reading the entire bible. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible kindle edition by plotz, david. It is his sincere effort to better understand the bible but his compendium is sarcastic, sardonic, and hilarious. He also hosts the slate political gabfest, the popular weekly podcast. The only book available, of course, was the torah, and he opened it to the book of genesis, chapter 34 bible readers know this as. Good book is an irreverent, enthralling journey through the worlds most important work of literature. Thanks to david plotzs amazing book, i will never have to read the bible. He is the cohost of the slate political gabfest podcast with john dickerson and. In short, david plotzs book easily lives up to its name. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible by plotz, david isbn.
Oct 19, 20 ive been quoting from david plotzs blog project quite a bit, so i thought it was about time to see the product that issued from it. Mar 10, 2009 good book explores bibles every word the bible has been described in many ways, and now editor david plotz has a few more adjectives to add to the list. A writer with slate since its inception in 1996, plotz was the online magazines editor from june. Amid the wisecracks, the author raises some good points, especially this one. The result is an irreverent, enthralling journey through the worlds most important work. David plotz is the author of good book, an account of his endeavor to read every word of the old testament he used the jewish publication societys. David plotz discusses good book, his chronicle of reading the entire. The fully absorbing other worlds of dickens and mark twain tempt david, but he goes another direction. Good book by david plotz overdrive rakuten overdrive. Mar 30, 2011 the good book by david plotz is a quick, informal, but skeptical overview of the old testament. David plotz discusses good book, his chronicle of reading. Good book is a summary of the old testament, told by david plotz, an editor for slate magazine. David plotz was online at to chat with readers about his new book, good book, about his year spent reading the bible and blogging.
Good book by david plotz, 97800674258, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. A writer with slate since its inception in 1996, plotz was the online magazines editor from june 2008 until july 2014, succeeding jacob weisberg. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible. Slate editor david plotz blogged his way through the bible in 2006 and 2007 and has just published good book. Good book for the most part, the content is the same as the blog. Oct 06, 2009 in the end, though, the book is made by the spirit of the writer. May 23, 2009 good book is what happens when a regular guyan average jobactually reads the book on which his religion, his culture, and his world are based. David plotz is the author of good book, an account of his endeavor to read every word of the old testament he used the jewish publication. At a time when wars are fought over scriptural interpretation, when the influence of the. David plotz was online at to chat with readers about his new book, good book, about his year spent reading the bible and. With great wit, plotz explodes our assumptions about the bible, helps us see our our favorite stories fresh, and takes us to parts of the bible weve been afraid to enter alone. Jacobs, author of the year of living biblically thanks to david plotzs amazing book, i will never have to read the. The curious history of the nobel prize sperm bank 2005 and good book.
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