Text Bible-ESV-Outreach [Paperback]

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Publication Date: August 2004

Best Seller! The clear, accurate text of the new ESV provides a firm foundation for beginning and seasoned Bible readers alike. Helpful section headings, cross-references and other clarifying notes ma

Product Details

• Paperback: 1056 pages
• Publisher: American Bible Society (August 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1585167290
• ISBN-13: 978-1585167296
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #376,551 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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36 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very inexpensive way to read an excellent translation!, December 9, 2005

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J. Swartz (Fresno, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Text Bible-ESV-Outreach (Paperback)

The ESV is easily among the best of the modern English Bible translations. (It compares favorably with the New International Version, the New King James Version, the New American Standard Bible, and the Holman Christian Standard Bible.)

It is definitely more of a word-for-word translation than most of its counterparts. However, it flows much easier than either the NKJV or the NASB. On the other hand, it avoids sounding too informal (like the HCSB).

Overall, it is a nice balance between the "formal" NASB and the "dynamic" NIV. It's just a shame that this translation is often overlooked due to a lack of agressive marketing on the part of the publisher.

Don't be afraid to add one more translation to your personal library. The ESV is worth adding to your collection.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Perfect, But..., April 22, 2008

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Bradley Headstone "Sean ARES Hirsch" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Text Bible-ESV-Outreach (Paperback)

If you follow my writing, you know that I am Anglo Catholic, and that the 2 versions I use most are the "Good News" and the original "Revised Standard." The ESV is basically 2 things. It is a revision of the RSV. It is also a reaction against the overly gender inclusive NRSV. (The ESV happens to be popular with Lutherans.) For the record, the NRSV and the "New Living" are known as the most annoyingly gender inclusive versions. The ESV is notably less gender inclusive than the NRSV, but it is not a complete reversal either. Unlike the NIV or NRSV, I find it to be well written and readable. My only real complaint is the bad deviation from the RSV. When the man forgives 2 people who can not pay him back, (One owed him 500 coins, and the other owed him 50 coins.) Jesus asks Simon who will love him more. The RSV has Simon answer: "I suppose to whom he forgave more" ("Luke" 7:43). Sadly, the ESV does not keep this vital passage. Simon answers: "The one I suppose for whom he cancelled the larger debt." I honestly feel you are better off with the "Revised Standard" or the "New American Standard." But that said, the ESV is A LOT better than the poorly written NIV or NRSV.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars King James style with 21st century meaning, February 28, 2011

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Del Hafer (Fort Collins, Colorado USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Text Bible-ESV-Outreach (Paperback)

For Bible readers who are not moved by analytic precision or clever dynamic equivalent or pungent paraphrise, the Englich Standard Version could be the approach to God's Word that will be most meaningful. A careful comparison of this version with the New King James Version will reveal a close parallel of many verses with an up to date clarity addeed.