The Bible proves to be a big seller for Newsweek

He said the number of copies sold compared with the number of copies distributed on the news stand has been an “astounding” 40% thus far.

That’s “more than double the average,” according to Impoco. For good measure, he said the story also racked up 500,000 hits online.

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