How Long to Read God's Court and Courtiers in the Book of the Watchers

How Long Does it Take to Read God's Court and Courtiers in the Book of the Watchers?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 11 minutes to read God's Court and Courtiers in the Book of the Watchers by Philip Francis Esler

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

Description

First Enoch is an ancient Judean work that inaugurated the genre of apocalypse. Chapters 1–36 tell the story of the descent of angels called “Watchers” from heaven to earth to marry human women before the time of the flood, the chaos that ensued, and God’s response. They also relate the journeying of the righteous scribe Enoch through the cosmos, guided by angels. Heaven, including the place and those who dwell there (God, the angels, and Enoch), plays a central role in the narrative. But how should heaven be understood? Existing scholarship, which presupposes “Judaism” as the appropriate framework, views the Enochic heaven as reflecting the temple in Jerusalem, with God’s house replicating its architecture and the angels and Enoch functioning like priests. Yet recent research shows the Judeans constituted an ethnic group, and this view encourages a fresh examination of 1 Enoch 1–36. The actual model for heaven proves to be a king in his court surrounded by his courtiers. The major textual features are explicable in this perspective, whereas the temple-and-priests model is unconvincing. The author was a member of a nontemple, scribal group in Judea that possessed distinctive astronomical knowledge, promoted Enoch as its exemplar, and was involved in the wider sociopolitical world of their time.

How long is God's Court and Courtiers in the Book of the Watchers?

God's Court and Courtiers in the Book of the Watchers by Philip Francis Esler is 246 pages long, and a total of 62,976 words.

This makes it 83% the length of the average book. It also has 77% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read God's Court and Courtiers in the Book of the Watchers Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 44 minutes to read God's Court and Courtiers in the Book of the Watchers aloud.

What Reading Level is God's Court and Courtiers in the Book of the Watchers?

God's Court and Courtiers in the Book of the Watchers 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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