Archive for April 2006

Jeff VanGoethem at East White Oak Bible Church tells why he plans to switch to the ESV in his “preaching and teaching:”
1. A Sound Philosophy of Translation. The ESV seeks to be as literal as possible in translating the original. It avoids wordy and interpretive translations like many of the other “thought- for-thought” translations.
2. A [...]

Crossway has announced one of the new ESV editions that is coming out this fall: the ESV Journaling Bible. Here’s their description:
The Journaling Bible is a unique format with wide margins and ruled lines designed for writing prayers, observations, sermon notes, and personal reflections. It also includes a one-year Bible reading plan. This Bible is [...]

Dave at Hold the Phone hypothesizes about the reasons behind the ESV’s popularity:
Ok so I admit, the rage for the ESV probably started when a bunch of young people saw these Bibles with really sweet covers…. Then the Greek students started buying the ESV as well and before you know it, we find out [...]

Brian Mann tells how he shared Scripture with his Easter guest:
Today I put together some fitting Scriptures for Easter and placed them on plates so that my wife and I and our guest can read the Scriptures before we pray and eat. As one of my mentors taught me that everything is made holy by [...]

Christendom Blogosis discusses the ESV’s use of the phrase “at table” (as in, “Jesus reclined at table with the disciples”). The main discussion takes place in the comments.
We don’t have much to add, aside from confirming that retaining the RSV’s use of “at table” was a deliberate choice on the translators’ part and not an [...]

The Chicago Sun-Times published an article about Bible translations yesterday (April 16, 2006). It provides a good overview of the many Bibles currently available and gives a brief history of the canon of Scripture (which books make up the Bible).
We also want to point out one of the article’s sidebars showing the ESV as the [...]

Today is Good Friday, the day that commemorates Jesus’ death. Here is John 18-19, which chronicles the event. Also listen to John 18 and John 19 (mp3s).
Betrayal and Arrest of Jesus
When Jesus had spoken these words, he went out with his disciples across the Kidron Valley, where there was a garden, which he and his [...]

Phil at Toward a Godward Passion blogs about a pastor he once heard:
He got to one of “the good parts” of the passage, which he read with great enthusiasm. He then began to read the following verses that were apparently not as good, for he read a few words from one verse and then said, [...]

We’ve added a new endorsement to the Endorsements Page from professor and blogger John Mark Reynolds:

“The ESV is as accurate as the NASB, but reads as well as the classic RSV. It is culturally sensitive to the writer’s intent while written in modern English. It is correct without being politically correct.”
Dr. John Mark Reynolds
Director of [...]

Using the new BibleWorks 7? We recommend that you update the ESV files to the latest version, which contains all the cross references in the printed Classic Reference Edition. (In BibleWorks, choose Help > BibleWorks on the Internet > Check for updates > English Standard Version Update.)
Via a comment on Between Two Worlds.