How Long to Read On the Perpetual Strangeness of the Bible

How Long Does it Take to Read On the Perpetual Strangeness of the Bible?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 21 minutes to read On the Perpetual Strangeness of the Bible by Michael Edwards

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

Description

The language of the Bible can be beautiful but profoundly elusive, possessing a strangeness that only deepens the committed reader’s sense of its impenetrability. Based on the 2022 Richard E. Myers lectures given by renowned literary scholar Michael Edwards—the first Englishman ever elected to the Académie française—this book offers a close reading of the Bible itself, directing attention to the text rather than to commentaries or to ostensible lessons to be discovered by paraphrase. Edwards explores the apparently simple instruction in Proverbs to eat honey and reveals unexpected complexity. He sounds the unfathomable depths of St. Paul’s revelation that the Christian has "died" and yet now lives in Christ—and goes on to ask what it would mean to take the awesome expression "the kingdom of heaven is at hand" seriously. Three final meditations complete the movement by scrutinizing the visionary world of Revelation: the riddle of the work’s composition, of its images, and of the enigmatic time in which its events occur.

How long is On the Perpetual Strangeness of the Bible?

On the Perpetual Strangeness of the Bible by Michael Edwards is 141 pages long, and a total of 35,391 words.

This makes it 48% the length of the average book. It also has 43% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read On the Perpetual Strangeness of the Bible Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 13 minutes to read On the Perpetual Strangeness of the Bible aloud.

What Reading Level is On the Perpetual Strangeness of the Bible?

On the Perpetual Strangeness of the Bible is suitable for students ages 10 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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