How Long to Read Bede, The Reckoning of Time

How Long Does it Take to Read Bede, The Reckoning of Time?

It takes the average reader 9 hours and 56 minutes to read Bede, The Reckoning of Time by Beda (Venerabilis.)

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

Description

From the patristic age until the Gregorian calendar reform of 1582, computus -- the science of time reckoning and art of calendar construction -- was a matter of intense concern. Bede's The Reckoning of Time (De temporum ratione) was the first comprehensive treatise on this subject and the model and reference for all subsequent teaching discussion and criticism of the Christian calendar. It is a systematic exposition of the Julian solar calendar and the Paschal table of Dionysius Exiguus, with their related formulae for calculating dates. But it is more than a technical handbook. Bede sets calendar lore within a broad scientific framework and a coherent Christian concept of time, and incorporates themes as diverse as the theory of tides and the doctrine of the millennium. This translation of the full text of The Reckoning of Time includes an extensive historical introduction and a chapter-by-chapter commentary. It will interest historians of medieval science, theology, and education, Bede scholars and Anglo-Saxonists, liturgists, and Church historians. It will also serve as an accessible introduction to computus itself. Generations of medieval computists nourished their expertise in Bede's orderly presentation; modern scholars in quest of safe passage through this complex terrain can hope for no better guide.

How long is Bede, The Reckoning of Time?

Bede, The Reckoning of Time by Beda (Venerabilis.) is 585 pages long, and a total of 149,175 words.

This makes it 197% the length of the average book. It also has 182% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Bede, The Reckoning of Time Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 13 hours and 35 minutes to read Bede, The Reckoning of Time aloud.

What Reading Level is Bede, The Reckoning of Time?

Bede, The Reckoning of Time is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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