How Long to Read The Rule of Saint Benedict

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rule of Saint Benedict?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 2 minutes to read The Rule of Saint Benedict by Benedict of Nursia

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

Description

One of the most influential texts in the Middle Ages, The Rule of Saint Benedict offers guidance about both the spiritual and organizational dimensions, from the loftiest to the lowliest, of monastic life. This new Latin-English edition has features of interest for first-time readers of the Rule as well as for scholars of medieval history and language. The Latin text is a transcription of manuscript 914 of the Abbey of St. Gall (Switzerland), an early ninth-century copy regarded as the version that most closely reproduces Benedict's style. The saint’s idiom was informal, sometimes conversational, and heavily influenced by the spoken Latin of the sixth century CE. In the Rule his voice and thought processes come through in all their strength and humanity. Readers will find background to the monastic life in the notes. This volume also includes texts and translations of two letters that explain the origins of the St. Gall version as well as an index to all the translated materials.

How long is The Rule of Saint Benedict?

The Rule of Saint Benedict by Benedict of Nursia is 301 pages long, and a total of 75,551 words.

This makes it 102% the length of the average book. It also has 92% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Rule of Saint Benedict Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 6 hours and 52 minutes to read The Rule of Saint Benedict aloud.

What Reading Level is The Rule of Saint Benedict?

The Rule of Saint Benedict 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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