How Long to Read The Books of Job

How Long Does it Take to Read The Books of Job?

It takes the average reader 4 hours and 30 minutes to read The Books of Job by Maurice J. O’Sullivan

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

Description

For over a thousand years translators have attempted to find the perfect English voice for The Book of Job. That challenge has attracted a broad spectrum of men and women, ranging from a member of parliament to a beggar, from a Kentish wool merchant to the Earl of Winchilsea, from the first woman to translate a book of the Bible to the Metropolitan of Canada, from a chronologer of the City of London to the secretary for the American Continental Congress, and from the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Philadelphia to a British officer of the Raj. In accessible, lively prose, The Books of Job begins by exploring the ways these men and women have used their translations of Job for everything from royalist apologetics to revolutionary polemics, from orthodox endorsements of traditional beliefs to highly heterodox speculations, and from feminist theories to idiosyncratic metrical experiments. While celebrating the conversation that these translators have with each other and their original sources, the first section places their work in particular moments of political, literary, and theological history. The second section offers a composite translation from fifty of these versions to provide as wide a variety of voices and styles as possible. The very breadth and creativity of these remarkable translations show how eclectic, compelling, and paradoxical the colloquy on Job has been. In the last section, a bibliography of translations through 1900, each author’s interpretation of one unremarkable but ambiguous verse offers a basis for tracing the English Job from Aelfric, Coverdale, and the Geneva Bible to Elizabeth Smith, Rabbi Isaac Leeser, and Noah Webster.

How long is The Books of Job?

The Books of Job by Maurice J. O’Sullivan is 270 pages long, and a total of 67,500 words.

This makes it 91% the length of the average book. It also has 82% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Books of Job Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 8 minutes to read The Books of Job aloud.

What Reading Level is The Books of Job?

The Books of Job 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.

When deciding what to show young students always use your best judgement and consult a professional.

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