How Long to Read Honouring Age

How Long Does it Take to Read Honouring Age?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 42 minutes to read Honouring Age by Mona Tokarek LaFosse

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

Description

We all age. But how we understand age and aging depends on cultural context. The early followers of Jesus experienced growing up and growing old in a world where more than a third of children never reached adulthood, married women could expect to become widows, and, above all, elders were to be honoured. In the ancient Mediterranean, expectations associated with one’s age could be a source of social power, as well as a source of tension within families and communities, and between generations. Honouring Age positions age as an essential aspect of communal identity and familial roles in the early Christian experience by examining one of the most contentious and perplexing texts in the New Testament: the first letter to Timothy. First Timothy reflects a one-sided conversation between an older Paul and a younger Timothy, in which the author hopes to influence both the old and young in fulfilling their traditional roles in the “household of God.” It was a time of tumult, and relations were fraught, with potential consequences for the reputation of the nascent Christian community: some children were neglecting their aging parents, which was culturally unacceptable behaviour; older women who should have been encouraging young widows to remarry were discouraging them, exposing them to ridicule; young men who should have been respectful to their elders were shamefully turning on them. In recognizing the responsibilities of young and old to each other, and the reputational damage they otherwise risked, this study demonstrates that age is integral to understanding the complexities of 1 Timothy. Drawing on modern ethnographies corroborated by ancient evidence to interpret social aspects of 1 Timothy, Honouring Age shows convincingly that, in emerging Christian communities in the ancient Mediterranean world, age mattered.

How long is Honouring Age?

Honouring Age by Mona Tokarek LaFosse is 401 pages long, and a total of 100,651 words.

This makes it 135% the length of the average book. It also has 123% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Honouring Age Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 9 hours and 10 minutes to read Honouring Age aloud.

What Reading Level is Honouring Age?

Honouring Age is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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