Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins audiobook runs 17.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Jim Denison (about 11.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 17.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 36 days |
| 1 hour / day | 18 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
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What our data says
- At 17.6 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 13,085 Christianity audiobooks in our catalog.
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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
Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins is an audiobook by Jacob L. Wright: a 17.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Jim Denison, released December 10, 2024, on the Christianity shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 17.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jim Denison
- Released
- December 10, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Christianity
- ISBN
- 9798855527926
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins audiobook?
Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins runs 17.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.8 hours.
Is the Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins?
Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins is narrated by Jim Denison.
Is Why the Bible Began: An Alternative History of Scripture and its Origins worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.8 hours, saving 5.9 hours.