A.J. Jacobs: My year of living biblically
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http://www.ted.com Speaking at the most recent EG conference, author, philosopher, prankster and journalist A.J. Jacobs talks about the year he spent living biblically -- following the rules in the Bible as literally as possible. Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/tednews Checkout our Facebook page for TED exclusives https://www.face... Read more
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- -: A.J. Jacobs: My year of living biblically
July 17, 2008 (almost 16 years ago)http://www.ted.com Speaking at the most recent EG conference, author, philosopher, prankster and journalist A.J. Jacobs talks about the year he spent living biblically -- following the rules in the Bible as literally as possible. Follow us on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/tednews Checkout our...
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