Archive for May 2008

Two separate bloggers in the past few days have decided to talk about what they’re looking for in a Bible (specifically, an ESV).
First up is Justin at CROSS-eyed, who’s posted an open question (and poll) on his blog about which format of Bible you prefer. He writes:
Bonus question just for fun: Pretend you are sitting [...]

John at River Oak Blog shares how he started his one-year Bible reading plan on May 1. Like some others, he hopes (or, in this case, perhaps “hoped”) to use his blog to record his thoughts.
We mostly want to remind you that you can start reading through the Bible at any time of year—June, with [...]

Dan at MBC Globe Pastor’s Blog gives three reasons why he preaches from the ESV. He concludes:
With all this said, the reason I preach from the ESV is because I believe that the Bible is the very Word of God and I believe the ESV best communicates the literal words of inspired Scripture in a [...]

TC Robinson at Connecting talks about using the English word “pastor” or “shepherd” in Ephesians 4:11. Only the ESV among modern translations uses “shepherd.” TC gives background on why he thinks this translation is a good one.

Jason at Intersections writes about how he’s considering switching to the ESV:
So far, I’m enjoying it. It feels familiar and different all at the same time. I’m beginning to see why my grandparents made such a fuss about the switch from KJV to NIV while I was growing up. If I decide to switch to [...]

Scott W. Kay discusses the advantages of single-column layouts found in some recent ESVs:
I find that I read it faster, but with better comprehension. Stories read like stories, and poetry—like Job—reads like, well, poetry. The layout actually makes the Hebrew parallelism more obvious and clear. Job has yielded riches that I had not seen before. [...]

Logos just upgraded their free RefTagger tool, which lets you automatically link Bible references on your website using only a few lines of JavaScript. The new version lets you preview the verses right from your site. Here’s how it looks:

RefTagger is an easy and unobtrusive way to share the text of the Bible with visitors [...]

Calvary Church, a large church in Charlotte, N.C., recently explained why they plan to use the ESV (PDF):
“I have been studying the ESV for the last couple of years and believe that it is the best translation to have in our pews. Not only is it very accurate and precise, it is… outstanding for memorization [...]

Download the Introduction to the Gospel of Luke from the ESV Study Bible. This new pre-release PDF file shares information about the author, date, purpose, literary features, and key themes of Luke. It also includes a timeline and an overview map, helping you situate Luke in its historical and geographic context. Finally, a detailed outline [...]

AMG Publishers recently published a recording of the ESV narrated by Stephen Johnston. The complete Bible is available on MP3 CDs for $16.99 and on audio CDs for $79.99. The New Testament is available on audio CDs for $29.99.
Listen to samples at CBD. It’s also available from Amazon and other stores.