The New Testament: English Standard Version [Paperback]

Crossway Bibles (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 4, 2004

The ESV Compact Bible combines classic portability and improved readability. This Bible will be a favorite of anyone who likes to take God's Word wherever they go: from daily commuters to faithful students, world travelers to busy moms.

• 3.875" x 6"
• 6.5-point type
• 1,184 pages
• Black letter text
• Sewn binding
• Concordance
• Introductions to each book
• Double-column format
• Ribbon marker
• Presentation page

--This text refers to the Imitation Leather edition.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

Christians who have longed for a more readable literal Bible translation will find much to praise in the English Standard Version. The ESV's translation team of over 100 members has admirably attempted to preserve the stylistic variety of biblical authorship and ease of reading (at the eighth-grade level) despite the word-for-word translation, which historically has resulted in a choppier text flow. Bible study aficionados will appreciate the short introductions to each book, an extensive center column cross-reference system, full-color maps, and a 14,500-entry concordance. The hardcover edition includes the basic Bible frills: a presentation page, as well as marriage, birth, and death registries. --Cindy Crosby --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 478 pages
• Publisher: Crossway Bibles (May 4, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581345976
• ISBN-13: 978-1581345971
• Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 3.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,866,293 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Version; Most Convenient Format, September 20, 2004

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Jacob Hantla "hantla.com" (Chandler, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The New Testament: English Standard Version (Paperback)

The trade paperback compact version of the English Standard Version (ESV) New Testament has been a great resource for me. I was looking for a version of the ESV that was extremely compact, which I could drop in my pocket and not even feel it was there. My Gideon's New Testament (New King James Version) had previously fit this description well, except for my reading I prefer the ESV for many reasons which are beyond the scope of this review.

Crossway has released a compact thinline bonded leather, which I was about to order, but when a girl in my small group showed me hers I decided that it was a great little package but still a little too thick and too bulky (containing the whole old testament...which makes me still want to buy it and maybe put up with the inconvenience for the privilege of having the entire scriptures available to me in my pocket). Then I got an email a couple of weeks later from discerning reader, saying that the trade paperbook ESV was for sale for two bucks. I jumped on it and bought two, one for me and one for my wife.

It has now become my daily companion to classes, to work, and pretty much anywhere else I go. My only complaint is that it does not include Psalms like so many other New Testaments do. I appreciate that in such a small package Crossway did not skimp and provided red letters for the words of Jesus.

As a final note, apparently Crossway is getting better with their binding. After two months of extreme use, the binding is holding up fine with no apparent signs of wear.

My advice, for such a little cost, go ahead and buy this one. Maybe add it to your wishlist or your cart for that day when your order only hits twenty-two bucks and you need that extra little bit to get you to free shipping. :-)

In Christ,
-Jacob Hantla

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great translation, Poor packaging, September 1, 2007

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John Williams (Abilene, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The New Testament: English Standard Version (Paperback)

I love the ESV translation and rate it five stars. I am upset that the publisher of this translation so poorly packages its product. This edition is a "shirt pocket" edition that seems well bound but has impossibly small print.

What is needed is a "coat pocket" size edition of the New Testament that is bound in such a way that it will lie open of its own accord. The print size should be 10 or higher. This present edition will not lie open, and, what the more, the print is so small that only an ant could read it.

Crossway publishes only two editions of the New Testament alone, and both are inferior. The print is too small to be read with enjoyment. Something has to change!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great size, August 23, 2007

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Christopher W. Morris - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The New Testament: English Standard Version (Paperback)

this Bible fits perfectly in my back pocket, and the font size is not too small!