How long does it take to read Jesus, Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium?
Jesus, Apocalyptic Prophet of the New Millennium by Bart D. Ehrman takes about 5 hours 1 minute to read at 250 words a minute.
About 5 hours 1 minute
A weekend read
First published 1999. 274 pages, about 75,350 words.
11 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 8 hours 22 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 5 hours 1 minute |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 3 hours 8 minutes |
The page count is the median across 1 edition, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
"Few biographical subjects spark passions as intensely as do interpretations of the life of Jesus. In this highly accessible book, Bart Ehrman reviews the latest textual and archeological research into Jesus's life and the history of first-century Palestine, and draws a fascinating, controversial portrait of the man and his teachings." "Through a careful evaluation of the New Testament Gospels and other surviving sources, including the more recently discovered Gospels of Thomas and Peter, Ehrman proposes that Jesus can be best understood as an apocalyptic prophet, a man convinced that the world would end dramatically within his lifetime, and that a new kingdom would be created on earth - a just and peaceful kingdom ruled by a benevolent God. According to Ehrman, Jesus's belief in a coming apocalypse and his expectation of an utter reversal in the world's social organization underscores not only the radicalism of his teachings, but also sheds light on both the appeal of his message to society's outcasts and the threat he posed to the established leadership in Jerusalem."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Millennialism, Prophetic office, Historicity, History, Chiliasme, Leven van Jezus
