The New Testament in Its World: Part 1: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The New Testament in Its World: Part 1: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians runs 25.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Richard Littledale (about 17 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 25.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 51 days |
| 1 hour / day | 26 days |
| 2 hours / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 17 days |
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What our data says
- At 25.5 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 3,963 Bibles & Biblical Studies audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Richard Littledale
Richard Littledale narrates 8 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 95 hours in all.
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- Hearing the Message of Ecclesiastes: Questioning Faith in a Baffling World
- Bridging the Testaments, Part 2: The History and Theology of God’s People in the Second Temple Period
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Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The New Testament in Its World: Part 1: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians is an audiobook by Michael F. Bird and N. T. Wright: a 25.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard Littledale, released December 28, 2021, on the Bibles & Biblical Studies and Ancient Civilizations shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 25.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Richard Littledale
- Released
- December 28, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Bibles & Biblical Studies, Ancient Civilizations
- ISBN
- 9780310139799
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How long is The New Testament in Its World: Part 1: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians as an audiobook?
The New Testament in Its World: Part 1: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians runs 25.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17 hours.
Is The New Testament in Its World: Part 1: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The New Testament in Its World: Part 1: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians?
The New Testament in Its World: Part 1: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians is narrated by Richard Littledale.
Is The New Testament in Its World: Part 1: An Introduction to the History, Literature, and Theology of the First Christians worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17 hours, saving 8.5 hours.