How long does it take to read The Jewish War?
The Jewish War by Flavius Josephus takes about 9 hours to read at 250 words a minute.
About 9 hours
A week or two of reading
First published 1481. 491 pages, about 135,025 words.
18 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 15 hours |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 9 hours |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 5 hours 38 minutes |
The page count is the median across 87 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
Subjects: Jews, History, Incunabula, Judaism, Antiquities, Sources
