“The ESV satisfies the preaching, memorizing, studying, and reading needs of our church, from children to adults. We are building all our future ministry around it.”
John Piper
Pastor for Preaching and Vision, Bethlehem Baptist Church, Minneapolis

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Articles about the ESV Bible

The following articles discuss the ESV Bible. They do not necessarily reflect the views of the Standard Bible Society.

General Interest

‘Transparent’ Translation Quietly Gaining Ground - Jim Coggins (July 2007, Canadian Christianity.com)
J. I. Packer discusses the ESV.
A Bible for Everyone - Alan Jacobs (December 2003, First Things)
Discusses the importance of the ESV, especially compared to some other contemporary translations.
The English Standard Version - Kathleen Nielson (September 2002, Books and Culture)
Reviews the ESV.

Scholarly

Dynamic Equivalence Theory, Feminist Ideology and Three Recent Bible Translations - E. Earle Ellis (2003, Expository Times) - external site, 3.2 MB pdf
Malachi 2:16 Again - C. John Collins - 433 KB pdf.
C. John "Jack" Collins is Professor of Old Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis. He earned degrees at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S. and M.S.), Faith Evangelical Lutheran Seminary (M.Div.), and the University of Liverpool (Ph.D.). He is the author of The God of Miracles and Science and Faith and has written extensively on matters of Hebrew and Greek grammar, as well as on science and the Christian faith. He also served as Old Testament chair for the ESV Bible.