How Long to Read From Synagogue to Church

How Long Does it Take to Read From Synagogue to Church?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 50 minutes to read From Synagogue to Church by James Tunstead Burtchaell

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

Description

This important work challenges an entrenched scholarly consensus, that at the beginning it was inspired leaders - not ordained officers - who dominated the church. James Burtchaell illustrates that the traditional argument on behalf of clerical authority had read history backwards, and found the apostles to be the first bishops. In this study, Burtchaell reads history forwards, and demonstrates that first century Jews knew only one form of community organization, that of the synagogue. The three-level structure of offices in the synagogue - president, elders, and assistant - emerges, in the author's estimation, as the most plausible antecedent for the Christian offices which stand forth clearly in the second century. Burtchaell's conclusion is that ordained office is a foundational element in Christianity, but that, while the officers presided from the first, they rarely led. Thus, while Jesus' brother James presided as the ordained chief of the mother church in Jerusalem, it was Peter - Jesus' inspired veteran disciple - whose voice carried most authority. This revisionist historical account of Christian origins creatively subverts the established positions on church order, and thus opens up the arguments to new and larger conclusions.

How long is From Synagogue to Church?

From Synagogue to Church by James Tunstead Burtchaell is 404 pages long, and a total of 102,616 words.

This makes it 136% the length of the average book. It also has 125% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read From Synagogue to Church Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 20 minutes to read From Synagogue to Church aloud.

What Reading Level is From Synagogue to Church?

From Synagogue to Church is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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