Literally biblically

The Year of Living Biblically is written by A. J. Jacobs, he "recently spent a year trying to follow all 700 plus rules he found in the Bible. These rules ranged from the obvious Ten Commandments to the more obscure details of Old Testament laws, which ultra orthodox Jews might follow: leaving side hair uncut, dwelling in huts on certain holidays, strict dietary routines."

To give some idea of the physical transformation he underwent, the book offers this photo.




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