How Long to Read The Sacred Writings of Saint John of Damascus (Annotated Edition)

How Long Does it Take to Read The Sacred Writings of Saint John of Damascus (Annotated Edition)?

It takes the average reader 6 hours and 32 minutes to read The Sacred Writings of Saint John of Damascus (Annotated Edition) by John of Damascus

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Description

"The Sacred Writings Of ..." provides you with the essential works among the Christian writings. The volumes cover the beginning of Christianity until medieval times. This volume is accurately annotated, including * an extensive biography of the author and his life "Concerning the Orthodox Faith", the third book of the "Fountain of Wisdom", is the most important of John Damascene's writings and one of the most notable works of Christian antiquity. Its authority has always been great among the theologians of the East and West. Here, again, the author modestly disavows any claim of originality — any purpose to essay a new exposition of doctrinal truth. He assigns himself the less pretentious task of collecting in a single work the opinions of the ancient writers scattered through many volumes, and of systematizing and connecting them in a logical whole. It is no small credit to John of Damascus that he was able to give to the Church in the eighth century its first summary of connected theological opinions. At the command of Eugenius III it was rendered into Latin by Burgundio of Pisa, in 1150, shortly before Peter Lombard's "Book of Sentences" appeared. This translation was used by Peter Lombard and St. Thomas Aquinas, as well as by other theologians, till the Humanists rejected it for a more elegant one. The author follows the same order as does Theodoret of Cyrus in his "Epitome of Christian Doctrine". But, while he imitates the general plan of Theodoret, he does not make use of his method. He quotes, not only form the pages of Holy Writ, but also from the writings of the Fathers. As a result, his work is an inexhaustible thesaurus of tradition which became the standard for the great Scholastics who followed. In particular, he draws generously from Gregory of Nazianzus, whose works he seems to have absorbed, from Basil, Gregory of Nyssa, Cyril of Alexandria, Leo the Great, Athanasius, John Chrysostum, and Epiphanius. The work is divided into four books. This division, however, is an arbitrary one neither contemplated by the author nor justified by the Greek manuscript. It is probably the work of a Latin translator seeking to accommodate it to the style of the four books of Lombard's "Sentences".

How long is The Sacred Writings of Saint John of Damascus (Annotated Edition)?

The Sacred Writings of Saint John of Damascus (Annotated Edition) by John of Damascus is 385 pages long, and a total of 98,175 words.

This makes it 130% the length of the average book. It also has 120% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Sacred Writings of Saint John of Damascus (Annotated Edition) Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 56 minutes to read The Sacred Writings of Saint John of Damascus (Annotated Edition) aloud.

What Reading Level is The Sacred Writings of Saint John of Damascus (Annotated Edition)?

The Sacred Writings of Saint John of Damascus (Annotated Edition) is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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