How long does it take to read Asimov's Guide to the Bible?
Asimov's Guide to the Bible by Isaac Asimov takes about 23 hours 45 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 23 hours 45 minutes
A long haul
First published 1968. 1,295 pages, about 356,125 words.
48 days (about 7 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 39 hours 34 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 23 hours 45 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 14 hours 50 minutes |
The page count is the median across 9 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
A fantastic read for anyone interested in organised religion and history. He takes the reader on a journey of the bible through the eyes of the authors and readers. By providing historical backgrounds to the times and the peoples for whom the bible was writtten, he helps explain why this book should NEVER be taken literally. I'm sure parts are outdated by new research by now but it is still a legitimate examination of both the old and new testaments. It also created in me (for the first time) the desire to read the bible as the great work of literature that it is.
Subjects: Bible, History of Biblical events, Criticism, interpretation, Biblia, Historia sagrada, Introductions
