AJ Jacobs was a man on a mission of Biblical proportions. His goal? To live the "Good Book" as literally as possible for an entire year, and yes, it wound up being as tough as it sounds.
Jacobs started by making a list of rules to live by based on his study of the Bible. He determined there are more than 700 decrees that he had to keep conscious of every waking minute of every day.
As you might imagine, some of the well-known rules of the Bible were not too tough to implement. "Thou shalt not kill", for example, was a no-brainer.
It was some of the more obscure rules, such as those suggesting one should stone adulterers, wear all white and smash idols, that proved most difficult to abide by.
"I grew up in a very secular home," Jacobs said. "I'm Jewish in the same way the Olive Garden is Italian, so not very. But I've become very interested in religion, so I wanted this to be diving in head first and learning about religion."
Jacobs chronicled his adventure in "The Year of Living Biblically", a new book. Much to our benefit, beyond writing about his experience, Jacobs also had the foresight to bring a video camera along for the ride.
We'll show some of this video tonight and hear directly from Jacobs. He'll explain, among other things, why a 70-something lothario threatened him with violence and how he managed to out-Bible talk a Jehovah's Witness.
So here's my question: Which biblical rules -- when taken literally -- would you find most difficult to follow in modern society?
-- By Chuck Hadad, CNN Producer
