How long does it take to read The Israelite Samaritan Version of the Torah?
Benyamim Tsedaka
The Israelite Samaritan Version of the Torah by Benyamim Tsedaka takes about 9 hours 34 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours 34 minutes
A week or two of reading
First published 2012. 522 pages, about 143,550 words.
20 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours 57 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours 34 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 59 minutes |
The page count is the median across 2 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This landmark volume presents the first-ever English translation of the ancient Israelite Samaritan version of the Pentateuch, or Torah. A text of growing interest and importance in the field of biblical studies, the Samaritan Pentateuch preserves a version of the Hebrew text distinct from the traditional Masoretic Text that underlies modern Bible translations. Benyamim Tsedaka's expert English translation of the Samaritan Pentateuch is here laid out parallel to the more familiar Masoretic Text, highlighting the more than 6,000 differences between the two versions. In addition to extensive explanatory notes in the margins throughout, the book's detailed appendices show affinities between the Samaritan and Septuagint versions and between the Samaritan and Dead Sea Scroll texts. Concluding the volume is a categorical name index containing a wealth of comparative information. - Jacket flap.
Subjects: Bible, Samaritan, Versions, Samaritans, Bibel
