Archive for June 2008

Ken at Ken’s Thoughts shares how accurately he thinks the ESV translates 2 Timothy 2:1:
The original language is clear in this verse, that the very first thing we must realize is that we must be empowered and strengthened by the grace that is in Christ if we are to be effective servants….
So, what does […]

Dan at Servant’s Heart Fellowship shares why it took him nearly six years to start using the ESV in his preaching:
So what took so long for me to begin using it from the pulpit? Did I change my mind? No, but even though I loved the translation, I was curious to see if the […]

Rae at raewhitlock.com reviews the ESV Personal Size Reference Bible on the classic continuum of “epic fail” to “epic win” and manages not to use the word “pwn” in his review. His conclusion:
With its combination of a great translation and a fantastic size and layout, I have a feeling that the PSR will be […]

Andrew at The Crazy Australian has Wordled the ESV New Testament (Wordle is a new tag-cloud application):

Here’s a Wordle we created of the complete ESV text:

Note: You need Java to use Wordle directly, but you can appreciate the static pictures in any browser.

Thomas at Still Truth is spending the month of June blogging through the ESV Literary Study Bible. He explains how he got the idea:
I noticed that I could sign up for a thirty day account [for the online Literary Study Bible] for free. This would enable me to have full access to the text, charts […]

The blogger at PaulWrites explains how he came to use the ESV:
The English Standard Version is my Bible translation of choice. I may be the only one at my church who uses this translation, I’m certainly the first to teach and preach from it. I first heard about the ESV at a pastor’s conference […]

Download the latest sample from the ESV Study Bible, the Introduction to the book of Revelation. This pre-release PDF provides you a glimpse of what the ESV Study Bible is designed to deliver—namely, tools and information to help you understand God’s Word more deeply.
The Introduction to the book of Revelation explains the book’s author, date, […]

Phil Ryken shares how impressed he is with the ESV Study Bible:
The ESV Study Bible makes a big impact visually. Exceptional attention has been given to producing new maps, charts, and visual illustrations of places in the Bible. These stunningly beautiful images will draw readers back to the study Bible again and again, giving them […]

In February, Weston Ruter wrote a Greasemonkey plugin that shortens document titles when you’re browsing the ESV online. It’s handy if you have a lot of tabs open in your browser or if you use a clipping service like Google Notebook. Weston explains:
I wrote a user script (click to install) that shortens the document title […]

Ariel at BitterSweet Life reviews the ESV Literary Study Bible:
The Literary Study Bible attempts to answer basic “plot” questions at regular intervals (typically at the beginning of chapters). Basic but enlightening questions like, Why is Paul saying this here? Why is this story fragment inserted now? What is Matthew trying to communicate about Jesus with […]