How long does it take to read Saint Ephrem'sCommentary on Tatian's " Diatessaron"?
an English translation of Chester Beatty Syriac MS 709
Saint Ephraem Syrus
Saint Ephrem'sCommentary on Tatian's " Diatessaron" by Saint Ephraem Syrus takes about 6 hours 59 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 59 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1993. 381 pages, about 104,775 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 39 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 59 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 22 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This is the first English translation of the work of fourth-century theologian, Ephrem the Syrian, on the Diatessaron-a text woven from the four Gospels, which predates the earliest-known evidence of the official Syriac translation of the New Testament.
Subjects: Bible, Diatessaron, Versions, Criticism, interpretation, Commentaries, Bible. N.T. Gospels
