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The Story of the Bible by Peter Whitfield

The Story of the Bible: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Story of the Bible runs 2.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Oliver Ford Davies (about 1.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.7listening hrs
Bibles & Biblical Studiesstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 2.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Story of the Bible at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day6 days
1 hour / day3 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×2 days

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What our data says

  • At 2.7 hours, it is shorter than 62% of the 3,963 Bibles & Biblical Studies audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Story of the Bible is an audiobook by Peter Whitfield: a 2.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Oliver Ford Davies, released February 11, 2011, on the Bibles & Biblical Studies shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.7 hrs
Narrated by
Oliver Ford Davies
Released
February 11, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Bibles & Biblical Studies
ISBN
9781843794783

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Story of the Bible as an audiobook?

The Story of the Bible runs 2.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.8 hours.

Is The Story of the Bible free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Story of the Bible?

The Story of the Bible is narrated by Oliver Ford Davies.