With its textual fidelity, doctrinal substance, and artistic beauty, the ESV Study Bible will be an immense help to all who hunger for God-breathed Scripture. Albert Mohler Jr., President, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, KY Wow! Concise, lucid, enlightening-the ESV Study Bible is an amazing resource. It will be just as useful for the seminarian and long-time pastor as it will be accessible to the brand-new Christian. Mark Driscoll, Preaching Pastor, Mars Hill Church, Seattle, WA Outstanding! The ESV Study Bible is a treasure-a beautiful volume, filled with a wealth of resources. John Piper, Pastor for Preaching and Vision, Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis, MN The ESV Study Bible is the most important resource that has been given to the emerging generation of Bible students and teachers. Oh how precious is the written Word of God. Now the scope and theological faithfulness of the ESV Study Bible study notes is breathtaking. The rightful heir to a great line of historic translations, it provides the continuity and modern accuracy I longed for. In addition, over 200 color charts, located throughout the Bible, provide clear, concise presentations of essential information. Other key resources include a system of over 80,000 cross references and an extensive concordance (which together facilitate easy location of important words and biblical themes). Another unique feature is the inclusion of over fifty helpful articles on topics such as the authority and truthfulness of the Bible, reading the Bible for application, the Bible in worship and prayer, the reliability of the biblical manuscripts, the relationship between archaeology and the Bible, an overview of biblical theology, and many more. The introductions to each book include essential information about the author, date, and place of writing an extensive chart of key themes a summary of how the book fits in with the rest of the biblical storyline a description of literary features an outline of the book and a large full-color map showing the setting of the book. The ESV Study Bible also provides a wealth of additional resources. These notes focus especially on understanding the meaning of the text, giving answers to frequently raised questions, and providing theological, historical, and archaeological background-all for the purpose of helping readers to understand the Bible in a deeper way. It includes 20,000 notes, written specifically for the ESV Study Bible. Altogether, the ESV Study Bible comprises two million words of Bible text, insightful explanation, teaching, and reference material-equivalent to a 20-volume Bible resource library all contained in one volume. The result is the most comprehensive study Bible ever published, the winner of 2009 Christian Book of the Year, and 2009 winner of best Bible in its category.Ĭreated by an outstanding team of ninety-five evangelical Christian scholars and teachers, the ESV Study Bible presents completely new study notes, maps, illustrations, charts, timelines, articles, and introductions. To accomplish this, the ESV Study Bible combines the best and most recent evangelical Christian scholarship with the highly regarded ESV Bible text. The ESV Study Bible (ESVSB) was created to help people understand the Bible in a deeper way-to understand the timeless truth of God’s Word as a powerful, compelling, life-changing reality.
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