How Long to Read Why John Wrote a Gospel

How Long Does it Take to Read Why John Wrote a Gospel?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 33 minutes to read Why John Wrote a Gospel by Tom Thatcher

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

Description

Nineteen hundred years ago, someone called the Beloved Disciple told stories about Jesus and his days on earth, including reports of what Jesus did and said. These stories had been todl for decades, but then someone took the stories and wrote them down, turning them from oral tradition into the book we know as the Gospel of John. Scholars have long concentrated on the content of this Fourth Gospel, analyzing how it differs from the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke and wondering how the different Gospels relate to the Jesus of history.Thatcher builds on all this previous scholarship to as new and exciting questions: Why was this Gospel written? Why would these followers of Jesus turn the oral stories into written Gospel? In exploring the reason for writing the Fourth Gospel, Thatcher focuses on how stories and written texts operate to reflect and to create memory with in groups of people. He uncovers how early Christians strove to remember Jesus in the decades after his ministry and how Christians came into conflict with one another about which memories were best.With this interest in the social memory of early Christians, Thatcher provides original insights into the Gospel of John and shows new answers to old questions. Writing in an engaging and accessible style, Thatcher uses numerous diagrams and modern parallels to show how Gospel texts shape the memory and identity of Christian communities, not only in the ancient world but today as well.

How long is Why John Wrote a Gospel?

Why John Wrote a Gospel by Tom Thatcher is 212 pages long, and a total of 53,424 words.

This makes it 72% the length of the average book. It also has 65% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Why John Wrote a Gospel Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 51 minutes to read Why John Wrote a Gospel aloud.

What Reading Level is Why John Wrote a Gospel?

Why John Wrote a Gospel is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

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