The One Year Bible: The entire English Standard Version arranged in 365 daily readings [Paperback]

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Book Description

Publication Date: October 5, 2005

'Millions of people have benefited from reading through the whole Bible by using The One Year®Bible. This best-selling daily reading Bible is now available in the ESV translation. It divides the text into 365 segments (from the Old and New Testaments, Psalms, and Proverbs each day), so you can read through the entire Bible in one year, in as little as 15 minutes a day.'

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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: 1408 pages
• Publisher: Crossway (October 5, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1581347081
• ISBN-13: 978-1581347081
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.2 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,551 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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The English Standard Version (ESV) Bible is an essentially literal Bible translation that combines word-for-word accuracy with literary excellence, beauty, and depth of meaning.

First published in 2001, the ESV Bible has become trusted by millions of Christian leaders, pastors, and individuals in every part of the world.

The ESV Bible carries forward the trusted legacy of the Bible in English--the legacy established first in the Tyndale New Testament (1526) and the KJV Bible (1611). With this legacy as the foundation, the ESV Bible (2001) reflects the beauty and majesty of the original languages, first captured centuries ago by these early Bible translations.

But the ESV also provides the most recent evangelical Christian Bible scholarship and enduring readability for today. The ESV translation team was built on the trusted foundation of over 100 evangelical Christian scholars and pastors worldwide, committed to the truth, authority, and application of the Bible to all of life.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

35 of 35 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars ESV One Year Bible February 19, 2007

By David A. Bielby VINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

Let me break this review into two parts.

1) ESV version of the OYB (One Year Bible).

The ESV follows a literal approach to translation. Yet unlike all the other 'literal' versions I have read and studied, this one is smooth. It sounds like regular english, and does not sound like a translation. This makes it good for reading in public, private AND for bible study.

Comparing to other popular versions, the ESV shines through as superior in my mind. For example, it consistently translates phrases that are meant to form a grammatical structure (Romans 1:17, 18 and 3:21) in a way that the English reader who doesn't read the original tongue can see language forms as the Greek reader might have seen them.

When there are several options of meaning for a phrase, the ESV tends to choose an English translation that leaves the same or as many of the same options as possible open to the reader. As an example, the NIV often will choose one option, thereby eliminating the other options. In Philippians 2:1 we see the Greek phrase 'Ev Xpistw' translated into the NIV as 'from being united with Christ'...which is one potential meaning. However, the ESV's 'in Christ' is more accurate leaving the reader to figure out what it means...as the Greek reader had to do.

In Luke 9:31 we have a Greek phrase that should be translated as 'accomplish'...and the NLT translates it as passive. Often when I am preparing a sermon I will check 8 to 10 translations against the Greek for a NT passage (I don't know Hebrew). What I have found is that the ESV is a tried and true version that is superior to all the other popular versions on the market. Scholars, pastors and Christians of all persuasions are discovering this.

So of all the OYB's on the market, this is the one I recommend as the finest.

2) Now on the OYB reading format. I think many American Christians seem to lack discipline. The book of Proverbs was written in part to teach us discipline. Every day a little bit of Proverbs is added into the reading. This is good. I think there is so much momentum out there with so many churches using this format, that it makes great sense to use this. It isn't hard to synchronize a sermon series with this bible. If the readings don't match perfectly, and sometimes they won't, it is not a problem for most situations.

The amount of reading per day is also not too heavy.

In ancient times the church seems to have read through the bible once every three years. The one thing I would ask you to consider, if you are pastor, is to try to synchronize your sermons with a reading plan for your congregation. If they are reading what you are preaching from, they will learn more, and be more excited about what you are saying.

I hope this review has helped. My bottom line is that I recommend this particular OYB over all the others. Get it if you can.

27 of 31 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars Enjoy the journey. The goal will take care of itself. May 30, 2006

By Paul M. Dubuc

Format:Paperback

The ESV is a wonderful English translation to read and study. I've been using this One Year Bible arrangement for daily reading since the beginning of this year. I have some reservations about the format. The OYB takes you through the Old Testament and New Testament, Psalms and Proverbs in parallel. A selection from each is given for each day of the year that takes you through the whole Bible (Psalms twice) in one year. Each parallel track of readings is presented in the order in which they appear in a standard Protestant Bible. I have used other daily Bible reading plans before and I think they have advantages over the OYB:

1) A supplemental reading plan lets you use your regular Bible. Since the readings in the OYB are not arranged in the standard order, it can't easily be used for any other purpose than following its order of daily readings. I think it's important to get familiar with the Bible in its standard format because that is what is assumed for every other use. Most reading plans that supplement the text (instead of rearrange it the way the OYB does) fit in a slim volume that isn't difficult to carry around with your regular Bible.

2) You can find reading plans that add more value than the order specified by the OYB. The main goal of the OYB just seems to be to get you through it in a year reading something from each of the 4 tracks each day. This is OK, but other plans are more sensitive to the church calendar or will take you through the Bible in a more chronological order. To me those methods seem more valuable for a daily reading plan.

3) The OYB assigns readings for each date in the year. This sets the pace pressures you to "catch up" if you miss a day or two. Why be in a hurry if you can't read all the assigned passages in one day?

The binding of the 2002 paperback edition is good and the text is easy to read, but the cover has a thin plastic skin on it that came loose after a few weeks of use and peeled off like a bad sunburn. The surface underneath is a little sticky. Hopefully they've fixed that with this edition.

I think I'll finish out the year with this Bible, but next year it's back to something else.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Satisfied May 3, 2008

By A Typesetter

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

The most helpful through-the-Bible-in-a-year Bible format I've found. Previous versions of the one year Bible removed the verse numbers from the verses from Proverbs, this one does not. Highly recommend as a devotional reading Bible. I prefer the NASB as a study Bible.