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We have updated the ESV widget for the OS X Dashboard to direct to the new ESV Online. This widget, once installed, will allow you to search by verse, keyword, or phrase from your dashboard, directing you to the ESV text within the ESV Online. This widget works even if you aren’t registered with an account. You just won’t have access to the additional ESV Online features.

If you have the older version of the ESV widget, simply download and replace with this new version.

We have developed a URL shortening service for the ESV Bible: ESV.to.

URL shorteners simply convert long addresses into shorter ones (helpful for Twitter, for example, where character count is important). Bookmark www.esv.to to quickly generate shortened URLs for the ESV Online.

The great thing about ESV.to, however, is that by remembering a few simple, logical rules (detailed on the site) you can create the link yourself without having to use the generator.

For example: If you wanted to read Matthew 5 online you could visit www.esvonline.org and search for Matthew 5 or you could use the service’s easy-to-remember format and simply type “esv.to/Mt5″ into your web browser to navigate directly there. Likewise, to shorten a link in a tweet you could either visit www.esv.to and type “Matthew 5″ into the generator or simply use “http://esv.to/Mt5″.

We hope you find ESV.to helpful!

Here’s a brief promotional video for the ESV Online that highlights some key features. If you’ve benefited from the ESV Online, we’d encourage you to share this with your friends and family.

We didn’t have time to unpack it in this video snapshot, but anyone who had previously bought an ESV Study Bible and created an Online Study Bible account can use their same username and password to access those notes within the ESV Online.

We’re actively building this new platform (currently working on mobile syncing, added modules, original language tools, etc.) and hope it will serve you in your Bible study well into the future.

Adapted from Justin Taylor’s blog:

The new Crossway ESV Bible Atlas (352 pages) will be shipping soon.

The text of the Atlas was written by Professor John Currid (RTS-Charlotte, NC). The maps were done by David Barrett, who also served as the cartographer for the ESV Study Bible. Here’s what it contains:

• 175 full-color maps
• 70 full-color photographs
• 3-D re-creations of biblical objects and sites
• indexes
• timelines
• 65,000 words of narrative description.

“The atlas uniquely features regional maps detailing biblically significant areas such as Egypt, Mesopotamia, Italy, and Greece. It also includes a CD with searchable indexes and digital maps, and a removable, 16.5 x 22-inch map of Palestine.”

One of the neat things for me is being able to see the ESVSB illustrations—of the tabernacle, the temples, Jerusalem at various times, etc—in great detail over a two-page spread on glossy paper.

If you want to flip through 40+ pages of the Atlas virtually, click here. Just put your mouse on the right-hand side of the atlas to flip to the next page

We’re humbled and excited by the fantastic response we’re receiving from our ESV Online users. Thanks to the many of you who have written in with your encouragement and feedback.

Today we wanted to highlight a few things about this new online study tool, so here’s our “Top Five” list.

1. It’s a process. We’ve been working on the site for nearly a year—researching and listening to our customer comments, and we haven’t stopped. We love working closely with you so please continue to give us feedback.
2. There are many features and more to come. We’ve included reading plans/devotionals, the ability to take personal notes, advanced Bible searching, Bible audio, as well as the ESV Study Bible content and we’re growing the list.
3. There’s a lot of free. Most of the features are available to anyone and everyone for free. They can register for a new account at: http://esvonline.org/account/register. Please spread the word!
4. Study notes and resources are available. We created an interface where the ESV Study Bible notes and resources can be viewed alongside the Bible text, continually tracking as you scroll. We’ve found that this layout seems most conducive for in-depth study of God’s Word. The idea was to keep our users from navigating away from the Bible to access these notes and resources.
5. Future content. A very big reason why we created this new online Bible tool was to also create a platform where we could provide a wealth of extra-biblical content to help deepen your study of God’s Word. We hope to bring you many more content modules to help accomplish that goal, so please stay tuned!

Wheaton, IL (May 13, 2010)—Crossway is pleased to announce the new ESV Online. A key part of Crossway’s ESV Digital initiative, the ESV Online is a powerful and convenient tool giving access to the ESV Bible and other resources for understanding and applying God’s Word.

Free access to the ESV Online is now available by signing up at www.esvonline.org. Users are able to customize their own interface, highlight and mark verse numbers, add bookmark ribbons, search the ESV text, and manage personal notes. The free version also includes a variety of daily reading plans and devotional calendars.

Want to try the highly acclaimed ESV Study Bible free? For a limited time, everyone who signs up for an ESV Online account will receive a free 30 day trial access to the ESV Study Bible. Current Online ESV Study Bible users will be contacted via email over the coming weeks and will have their accounts migrated to the ESV Online site with access to all the study notes and resources. The Study Bible module is also available to purchase within the ESV Online platform or for free with the purchase of any print edition of the ESV Study Bible.

In addition to the above, Crossway is developing many more ESV Online modules to enhance the study of God’s Word. Stay tuned for the release of Greek tools, MacArthur study notes, commentaries, Bible Audio recordings in numerous languages, and much more!

Coming this summer, ESV Online users will be able to sync their account with mobile ESV Bible apps so personal highlights and notes can be accessed and updated anywhere.

Crossway also invites ESV Online users to offer their thoughts and suggestions for future improvements and new ESV Bible resources. We look forward to serving you with ESV digital initiatives and the development of innovative tools—to make the ESV Bible accessible to everyone, everywhere, every way.

ESV Digital
If you’ve been following our blog recently, you’re probably familiar with ESV Digital. You may have experienced the ESV Digital initiative through our Bible Audio Downloads, ESV Bible e-book editions, or ESV web sites. We’re excited to share a little more about where Crossway is going with ESV Digital and how we hope it will serve you.

At its core, ESV Digital represents Crossway’s desire to provide the ESV Bible in new and developing digital media forms to equip God’s people in their understanding and application of God’s Word. For example, we will soon be launching the ESV Online (sign-up for the Beta).

ESV Mobile
One ESV Digital component that we’re actively developing is ESV Mobile. We recognize that the mobile platform is spreading at an astounding rate and we’re hard at work to provide mobile applications to make God’s Word accessible to more digital users. The recent release of our ESV Bible app for the iPhone and iPad is just a first step.

We live in exciting times and we’re very much looking forward to what God has in store. The potential for these technologies to extend God’s Word to the nations is incredible. We appreciate and welcome all your support and feedback and thank you for allowing us to serve you.

The ESV Online is ready for public beta testing.

Sign-up to request an invitation and see what’s coming. We’d love to hear your impressions of the new ESV Online!

We’ve been working to get the ESV ready for the launch of Apple’s iPad. We are pleased to announce that the ESV iPad app, the “ESV Bible,” is now available for free in the iTunes store.

ESV Bible currently offers the same features as the iPhone App but has been optimized to take advantage of the iPad’s new interface.