It takes the average reader 10 hours and 30 minutes to read Celibacy in the Ancient World by Dale Launderville
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Celibacy is a commitment to remain unmarried and to renounce sexual relations, for a limited period or for a lifetime. Such a commitment places an individual outside human society in its usual form, and thus questions arise: What significance does such an individual, and such a choice, have for the human family and community as a whole? Is celibacy possible? Is there a socially constructive role for celibacy? These questions guide Dale Launderville, OSB, in his study of celibacy in the ancient cultures of Israel, Mesopotamia, and Greece prior to Hellenism and the rise of Christianity....
Celibacy in the Ancient World by Dale Launderville is 616 pages long, and a total of 157,696 words.
This makes it 208% the length of the average book. It also has 193% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 14 hours and 21 minutes to read Celibacy in the Ancient World aloud.
Celibacy in the Ancient World is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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