ESV Spanish/English Parallel Bible: , Black (La Santa Biblia RVR / The Holy Bible ESV): Hardcover, Black [Hardcover]

Crossway Bibles (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 3, 2008

Spanish and English are two of the five most-spoken languages in the world. This new edition of the ESV honors the diversity and relevance of God's Word in a way that is ideal for not only native speakers of either language but also bilingual readers. This Bible positions two columns of Scripture on each page: the beloved Reina-Valera 1960 Spanish text on the left, and the ESV English language text alongside it on the right. It also features textual notes for both translations in the back, and is contained in a durable, gold-foil stamped cover.

• Size: 6.5" x 9.1875"
• 9-point type
• 1,777 pages
• Double-column, verse-by-verse layout with Spanish and English side by side
• Textual notes in both languages in the back
• Black letter text

Product Details

• Hardcover: 1792 pages
• Publisher: Crossway Bibles; Bilingual edition (January 3, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581349564
• ISBN-13: 978-1581349566
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.7 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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50 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Marriage in Bible Translations, March 6, 2008

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Norman R. Goos "Norm" (Galloway, NJ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ESV Spanish/English Parallel Bible: , Black (La Santa Biblia RVR / The Holy Bible ESV): Hardcover, Black (Hardcover)

As one who teaches New Testament translation in an evangelical graduate school, I find the ESV to be superb for both deep study and for personal devotional times. It uses the oldest known manuscript text family as its basis, one that is accepted as the best critical text by all but a few of the most radical, hyper-right scholars. In the English speaking world, it is a great choice for those with both secondary and tercery educations, but who are not fluent in the original Greek and Hebrew languages, being probably the best of the newer translations. In the Spanish world, however, things are different. There is still a wide-spread bias toward the Reina-Valera text. The bias is not due to translation quality as much as it is based on the "older is best" idea that we English speakers see the the ever-dwindling KJV-only folks. Being a pastor of both English and Spanish congregations, I prefer not to fight with emotionally-driven biases, especially those put forth by non-translators, and so I recommend and use the ESV-RV combination. Latino families are bilingual in the United States, and need Bibles that minister to all the family members. Parents and grand-parents still fluent in reading Spanish can read one column (their comfortable RV) while their children and granchildren read the other in contemporary, real-life English. It's also a great tool to use to teach English to Spanish speakers, or vice-versa.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear and Convenient, April 2, 2009

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C. B. French "cfren704" (IN, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ESV Spanish/English Parallel Bible: , Black (La Santa Biblia RVR / The Holy Bible ESV): Hardcover, Black (Hardcover)

This Bible has a very readable type face and takes great care to keep parallel passages on the exact same horizontal level. Rarely will you find the RVR joined with such a contemporary English translation as the ESV. This is helpful especially for a new Spanish-speaker who does not need a complicated English translation to interfere with his understanding of the parallel Spanish.

The "trademark" ESV footnotes have in this version been relegated to an appendix in the back of the volume, which is not convenient. But I'm very pleased with the clarity and clean appearance of this parallel Bible.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LatinAmerican, October 31, 2008

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Glenda Almeida "Bible Studies" (Jersey City, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ESV Spanish/English Parallel Bible: , Black (La Santa Biblia RVR / The Holy Bible ESV): Hardcover, Black (Hardcover)

Exactly what I was looking for. Excellent lay out, translation is excellent. I will recommended.