How Long to Read Ancient Wisdom in Modern Verse

How Long Does it Take to Read Ancient Wisdom in Modern Verse?

It takes the average reader 1 hour and 28 minutes to read Ancient Wisdom in Modern Verse by S T Kimbrough

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The wisdom of ancient sages, many of whom predate the Christian era, particularly historians, philosophers, playwrights, and poets of Greece, but also many of the wise early church fathers and mothers continue to be a source of insight into life well lived. This book of poems gleans some of their gems of wisdom and views them through the lens of contemporary language and experience. In addition to the wisdom of early Greek sages, there is here a significant number of quotations from the apostolic fathers and the post-apostolic fathers/mothers: Justin Martyr, Irenaeus of Lyons, Clement of Alexandria, and Origen. From the so-called “Golden Age” of Christianity (fourth to eighth centuries) there are comments from Basil (bishop of Caesarea), Gregory (bishop of Nazianzus), Gregory (bishop of Nyssa), Isidore (bishop of Pelusium), and Maximus the Confessor. From the Latin fathers of the same period there are selections from Tertullian, Augustine (bishop of Hippo), and from the Syriac fathers Ephrem the Syrian and Isaac (bishop of Nineveh). From the desert fathers and mothers there are excerpts from Symeon the New Theologian and Amma Theodora. These poetic paraphrases of ancient wisdom are shared with the hope that they are faithful to these servants of knowledge and faith, and that they will continue to enhance life’s meaning today.

How long is Ancient Wisdom in Modern Verse?

Ancient Wisdom in Modern Verse by S T Kimbrough is 86 pages long, and a total of 22,016 words.

This makes it 29% the length of the average book. It also has 27% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Ancient Wisdom in Modern Verse Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 2 hours to read Ancient Wisdom in Modern Verse aloud.

What Reading Level is Ancient Wisdom in Modern Verse?

Ancient Wisdom in Modern Verse is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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