What a nice surprise to kick off my week. As I was reading the various blogs I subscribe to in my “Google Reader” I came across this announcement from Crossway publishers, the folks who print the ESV bible:
Crossway has announced the first of two new ESV editions that are coming out early next year: the Single Column Reference Bible.
This Bible features a single column of text, over 80,000 cross-references on the inside margins, and verse-by-verse layout instead of paragraphs. In other words, each verse begins on a new line. It incorporates the minor textual updates from the ESV Translation Oversight Committee meeting in 2005. Crossway designed this Bible especially for pastors and others who want to find a verse quickly.
Here’s the rest of the announcement….
I’ve been hoping for this for a long time. I love the idea of all the text in one column like every other book I read. The ESV has been my bible of choice for a few years now and I preach from it every Sunday. Another nice feature of this new edition is that the outer margins are 1 1/8″ wide which gives a decent amount of space to make some side notes as you study. I constantly run out of room trying to make notes fit in my Deluxe Reference Edition I purchased from Crossway a few years back.
This looks like yet another solid move from a company that’s been very responsive to the needs of its users. Thanks Crossway! I’ll be one of the first to purchase the new edition when it’s available in January of next year!
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November 6, 2006 at 6:08 pm
Altantos
That’s a great “food”,thanks.
November 18, 2006 at 1:15 pm
Fiona
Have you ever tried the New Living? As a bible to read rather than for in-depth study, I’ve found it demystifies some of the ‘bible-speak’ language. I’m leading a Bible Study at the moment, with people who know the bible, but often don’t understand some of the concepts. I’ve found that if I read from the NIV, then the New Living, they say ‘oh that’s what it means’. Eg ‘justified’ in Romans 5:1 being ‘made right with God’. It’s not the closest to the original text, but it reads really well. I’ll try the ESV when I’m next preparing to preach (it’s on biblegateway.com), you’ll find the NLT on there too.
November 18, 2006 at 5:18 pm
faithuntamed
Fiona,
Yea, I like the NLT too. I’ve used it before. I guess I just prefer the ESV since it works in a multitude of areas for reading, study, and memorization. I’m also a fan of the “Message” too as a reading bible.
Thanks for stopping in!
November 20, 2006 at 6:20 am
Fiona
On a kind of similar subject, and if you like a smile… check out Mandylion’s (my husband) “I like Big Bibles” blog entry http://snakesanddoves.voxtropolis.com/