How long does it take to read The Theology of the Body?
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The Theology of the Body by John Paul II takes about 3 hours 7 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 7 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1980. 170 pages, about 46,750 words.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 12 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 7 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 1 hour 57 minutes |
The page count is the median across 5 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In these talks, John Paul II presents a catechesis centered on the human person understood within the mystery of Christ. The Pope discusses the bodily dimension of human personhood, sexuality, and marriage in the light of biblical revelation. Includes general audience addresses from September 5, 1979 to November 28, 1984 and the following documents: Of human life, On the dignity and vocation of women and The gospel of life.
Subjects: Catholic Church, Doctrines, Human Body, Religious aspects of Human body, Religious aspects of Sex, Religious aspects of the Human body
