How Long to Read Parables of the Kingdom

By Mary Ann Getty-Sullivan

How Long Does it Take to Read Parables of the Kingdom?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 15 minutes to read Parables of the Kingdom by Mary Ann Getty-Sullivan

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

Description

Do you not understand this parable? is a question Jesus posed to his disciples (Mark 4:13). Just as the first disciples often did not understand Jesus ' many parables, so it is for listeners and readers nearly two thousand years later. In Parables of the Kingdom, Mary Ann Getty-Sullivan helps readers to hear and see and understand the parables of Jesus. She offers a general introduction to the use of parables in the life and ministry of Jesus and the early church. In addition, Getty-Sullivan helps readers learn to interpret parables, to enter into what the parables can reveal about Jesus and his audience, about the evangelists and their communities, and about how we are to understand the Kingdom of God today. Parables of the Kingdom helps us hear and see Jesus ' parables with new eyes and renewed hearts 'thereby allowing the parables to transform our lives and help us respond with new conviction to the gospel's power in our world. Mary Ann Getty-Sullivan holds an S.T.D. from the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium. She has been teaching New Testament courses in colleges and seminaries for more than thirty years and has recently retired from teaching full time to devote more time to writing and lecturing. Mary Ann has written several commentaries on the Letters of Saint Paul. Her recent books include Women in the New Testament published by Liturgical Press.

How long is Parables of the Kingdom?

Parables of the Kingdom by Mary Ann Getty-Sullivan is 248 pages long, and a total of 63,984 words.

This makes it 84% the length of the average book. It also has 78% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Parables of the Kingdom Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 5 hours and 49 minutes to read Parables of the Kingdom aloud.

What Reading Level is Parables of the Kingdom?

Parables of the Kingdom 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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