David plotz was online at to chat with readers about his new book, good book, about his year spent reading the bible and. David plotz discusses good book, his chronicle of reading. When david plotz read every word of the old testament, he discovered lots of smitings, misogyny, and a god whos like donald trump. Join facebook to connect with david plotz and others you may know. The good book is a chapterbychapter account as plotz reads through the entire old testament its worth mentioning that the bible refers to the hebrew bible, which may disappoint. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible 2009 puts the. Slate editor david plotz talks to wnycs leonard lopate about some of. Now anyone who regularly reads my blog knows im an atheist, so you must be asking, why the hell is jim reading a book about. 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. Book by book, plotz takes us through the scripture. This was perhaps the most frequent question bandied about at last nights book party for david plotzs good book held at the tribeca home of. He has written for the new york times magazine, harpers, rolling stone, the new republic, the washington post, and gq, and is the author of the genius factory. Plotz read the bible beginning as a child in hebrew class.
The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible plotz, david on. Good book is what happens when a regular guy an average job actually reads the book on which his religion, his culture, and his world are based. Oct 06, 2009 in the end, though, the book is made by the spirit of the writer. Mar 30, 2011 the good book by david plotz is a quick, informal, but skeptical overview of the old testament. Share david plotz quotations about reading, books and economics. Mar 10, 2009 david plotz discusses his inspiration for good book. And david said unto saul, thy servant kept his fathers sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and took a lamb out of the flock. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible by david plotz 20090303 by david plotz jan 1, 2009. Good book arises out of an online project of political journalist david plotz, editor of the online magazine slate. David plotz was online at to chat with readers about his new book, good book, about his year spent reading the bible and blogging. David plotz is editor at large at business insider, where he writes the insider today newsletter with henry blodget. David plotz discusses good book and what he learned blogging the bible. In the end, though, the book is made by the spirit of the writer. From an interview by the daily beast with david plotz on his new book good book which grew out of his original blogging the bible series im definitely not a better person by the standards of any rabbi.
A writer with slate since its inception in 1996, plotz was the online magazines editor from june 2008 until july 2014, succeeding jacob weisberg. Plotz resolutely steers into popculture territory whenever possible, unafraid of the ephemeral. Which got him to thinking, has the bible been just a bit oversold as the good book. 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. Like the bible itself, good book contains multitudes. What is interesting is that it is not the account of a religious man that reveres the book in any particularly strong way.
The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible kindle edition by plotz, david. David plotz is the author of good book, an account of his endeavor to. Thanks to david plotzs amazing book, i will never have to read the bible. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible, and the genius factory.
Dec 16, 2006 david plotz, blogging the bible an offhand encounter with a dramatic bible story inspired david plotz to take a new look at the old testament for the online magazine slate. Slate editor david plotz talks to wnycs leonard lopate about some of the bizarre, hilarious, wonderful and disturbing things he took away from a. Apr 22, 2009 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 translation, dipping into the king. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible 2009 puts the old testament ot under his.
The curious history of the nobel prize sperm bank and good book. Theres plenty of theory and scholarship about the bible, far more. Latest david plotz quotes from interviews az quotes. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible by plotz, david isbn. Like the bible itself, good book contains multitudesit is by turns thoughtprovoking, funny, enlightening and moving.
Jul 14, 2017 when david plotz read every word of the old testament, he discovered lots of smitings, misogyny, and a god whos like donald trump. 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. This was one i picked up as part of the dewey reading project. His interpretations, feelings and thoughts about his journey are frank, filled with harshness and often with extreme humor.
Similarly, the tale of sodom and gomorrah makes the jerry springer show look like a cabbage patch picnic. 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. Since i hit on all three of these criteria i definitely quality im thinking of buying copies for my whole family. Jacobs, author of the year of living biblically thanks to david plotzs amazing book, i will never have to read the bible. The curious history of the nobel prize sperm bank, and more on. 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. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. David plotz discusses his inspiration for good book. It is a journey of faith, understanding, insight and extreme questioning. If genesis is the best part, then the appendix runs a close second. David plotz discusses good book, his chronicle of reading the entire.
Slate editor david plotz blogged his way through the bible in 2006 and 2007 and has just published good book. It is his sincere effort to better understand the bible but his compendium is sarcastic, sardonic, and hilarious. Genesis 34, for instance, tells a story of rape, avarice, revenge and murderand thats just a few pages into the good book. David plotz discusses good book, his chronicle of reading the. Blogging the bible the complete blogging the bible so far.
Good book is a great book that will enhance your understanding of religion, art, and most of all, life. Like many jews and christians, david plotz long assumed he knew what was in the bible. Jacobs, author of the year of living biblically plotz is a genius writer. David plotz discusses good book, his chronicle of reading every single word of the bible. David plotzs chapterbychapter, versebyverse riffs on the hebrew bible are by turns entertaining, serious, shallow, profound, literalminded. Good book the bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible. Good book by david plotz overdrive rakuten overdrive. Mar 01, 2009 good book is a summary of the old testament, told by david plotz, an editor for slate magazine.
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 plotzs chapterbychapter, versebyverse riffs on the hebrew bible are by turns entertaining, serious, shallow, profound, literalminded, cute, ingratiating, hilarious. David plotz, blogging the bible an offhand encounter with a dramatic bible story inspired david plotz to take a new look at the old testament for the online magazine slate. He won the national press clubs hume award for political journalism and has been a national magazine award finalist. David plotz books list of books by author david plotz. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Browse david plotzs bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. Mar 01, 2009 genesis 34, for instance, tells a story of rape, avarice, revenge and murderand thats just a few pages into the good book. The bizarre, hilarious, disturbing, marvelous, and inspiring things i learned when i read every single word of the bible david plotz ebook. Jews are not only the people of the book but the people of many books. We caught up with plotz and asked him what book of the.
See all books authored by david plotz, including good book. Good book by david plotz, 97800674258, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Im actually shocked that students arent compelled to read huge chunks of the bible in high school and college if god made me, he made me rational and quizzical. He talks to the daily beast about what his biblical journey begat. Good book explores bibles every word march 10, 2009 the bible has been described in many ways, and now editor david plotz has a few more adjectives to add to the list. At a time when wars are fought over scriptural interpretation, when the influence of the religious on american politics has never been greater. Good book, by david plotz is much more than an interesting look at the bible through one mans eyes.
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. Mar, 2009 plotting plotz on the bible by chris dierkes march, 2009 from an interview by the daily beast with david plotz on his new book good book which grew out of his original blogging the bible series. A writer with slate since its inception in 1996, plotz was the online magazines editor from june 2008 until july 2014, 5 succeeding jacob weisberg. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The post title references good book because the title of david plotz s book about the good book is good book. There is the rest of the hebrew biblethe prophets and writings, the vast. The background of how editor david plotz came to write this book was very interesting to me.
Mar 31, 2009 slate editor david plotz talks to wnycs leonard lopate about some of the bizarre, hilarious, wonderful and disturbing things he took away from a literal reading of the bible in the good book. In short, david plotzs book easily lives up to its name. He also hosts the slate political gabfest, the popular weekly podcast. There youll learn the bible s twelve best pickup lines, the thirteen most spectacular murders, the nine best parties, the best prostitutes, the most hellacious divine punishment, the trippiest dreams, and more. David plotz is leaving as atlas obscura pivots to experiences october 14, 2019 by deanna ting atlas obscura is a media company in the midst of a transition as it embraces connecting people. Plotz, you may recall, blogged his way through the old testament of the bible for slate, and subsequently turned the series into a book. Top 30 quotes of david plotz famous quotes and sayings. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading good book. Plotz devoted a year to reading the old testament and writing a series of essays. David plotz born january 31, 1970 is an american journalist and former ceo of atlas obscura, an online magazine devoted to discovery and exploration. There youll learn the bibles twelve best pickup lines, the thirteen most spectacular murders, the nine best parties, the best prostitutes, the most hellacious divine punishment, the trippiest dreams, and more. David plotz is the deputy editor for the online magazine slate.
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