Understanding the Bible: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Understanding the Bible audiobook runs 7.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Vance (about 5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.5 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 3,963 Bibles & Biblical Studies audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Vance
Simon Vance narrates 793 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 8,393 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Bibles & Biblical Studies shelf
310 Bibles & Biblical Studies audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Understanding the Bible is an audiobook by John R.W. Stott: a 7.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Vance, released April 19, 2011, on the Bibles & Biblical Studies shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Vance
- Released
- April 19, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Bibles & Biblical Studies
- ISBN
- 9780310870708
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Understanding the Bible audiobook?
Understanding the Bible runs 7.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5 hours.
Is the Understanding the Bible audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Understanding the Bible?
Understanding the Bible is narrated by Simon Vance.