![]() ![]() It is easy to read, literal and accurate. First, I think the English Standard Version is by far the best translation out on the market today. The ESV Study Bible has two things from the start that makes it a great resource. Being a pastor myself, I have my fair share of study Bibles and this one wins hands down. The English Standard Study Bible is quite possibly one of the best study Bibles I own. So I have decided to touch on some of the highlights to the newest Study Bible from Crossway Books. ![]() I encourage you to find out more about the ESV at and the ESV Study Bible at As I prepare for this review I ask myself, “How in the world do you review a Bible?” I’m in a tough spot here because I can’t be neutral in my critique because I can’t criticize the author… That may not turn out well for me. All the ESV text, notes, charts, timelines, maps, articles-all 2 million words-are then accessible via your web browser. The purchase of a print edition of an ESV Study Bible includes a registration code that gives you access to the ESV Online Study Bible. It contains more than 2 million words of Bible text and insightful explanation and teaching-equivalent to a 20-volume Bible resource library. By being as transparent as possible to the original text, the ESV lets the reader see as directly as possible the structure and meaning of the original words of scripture.Ĭrossway Books has now published the ESV Study Bible, the most comprehensive study Bible ever published-with completely new notes, maps, illustrations, charts, timelines, articles, and other features. Starting with the 1971 RSV text, a translation team of 95 evangelical biblical scholars carefully weighed each word and phrase against the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, to ensure the fullest accuracy and clarity and to avoid under-translating or overlooking any nuance of the original text. The English Standard Version (ESV) has been my preferred Bible for preaching and personal Bible reading since its publication in 2001 because it is an “essentially literal” translation that seeks, as far as possible, to capture the precise wording of the original text while retaining the beauty and dignity of the Tyndale-King James legacy of English Bibles. From time to time-usually when someone is thinking of buying a new Bible-people ask me to recommend a translation. ![]()
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