Reformation Study Bible ESV
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Summary
The English Standard Version （ESV） stands in the classic mainstream of English Bible translations over the past half-millennium。 The fountainhead of that stream was William Tyndale's New Testament of 1526; marking its course King James Version of 1611 （KJV）， the English Revised Version of 1885 （RV）， the American Standard Version of 1901 （ASV）， and the Revised Standard Version of 1952 and 1971 （RSV）。 In that stream， faithfulness to the text and vigorous pursuit of accuracy were combined with simplicity， beauty， and dignity of expression。 Our goal has been to carry forward this legacy for a new century。
During the Reformation， a renewed interest in Scripture brought great light to the church and the world。 In The Reformation Study Bible， general editor R。 C。 Sproul aims to present the light of the Reformation anew by combining an accessible translation with study notes that stand firmly in the theological tradition of the Reformation。
No other study Bible gives the reader more assistance in understanding the great doctrines and themes of the Christian faith as found in the Scriptures。 Extensive notes have been researched and written by a team of more than fifty scholars， including J。 I。 Packer， James Boice， and Wayne Grudem。
All Christians that want to dig deeper in their study of Scripture will appreciate the Bible’s many features， including section introductions， book introductions and outlines， comments on the biblical text， theological notes， charts， in-text maps， and cross-references。
The first study bible based on the English Standard Version， The Reformation Study Bible is the perfect choice for men and women that want to study God’s word in a language they can understand。
During the Reformation， a renewed interest in Scripture brought great light to the church and the world。 In The Reformation Study Bible， general editor R。 C。 Sproul aims to present the light of the Reformation anew by combining an accessible translation with study notes that stand firmly in the theological tradition of the Reformation。
No other study Bible gives the reader more assistance in understanding the great doctrines and themes of the Christian faith as found in the Scriptures。 Extensive notes have been researched and written by a team of more than fifty scholars， including J。 I。 Packer， James Boice， and Wayne Grudem。
All Christians that want to dig deeper in their study of Scripture will appreciate the Bible’s many features， including section introductions， book introductions and outlines， comments on the biblical text， theological notes， charts， in-text maps， and cross-references。
The first study bible based on the English Standard Version， The Reformation Study Bible is the perfect choice for men and women that want to study God’s word in a language they can understand。
Reviews
Christian Barrett
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The most profound and life changing book you may ever read。 No book as impacted history that this one。 May God’s Word go forth。
George
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This is a great version of the ESV。 Definitely not for the layman when it comes to theology， but it’s a wonderful resources for those of us planted in the Reformed tradition。 This is in many ways similar to the regular study Bible but includes quotations from Reformed thinkers and other leaders with a few essays dedicated to Reformation topics。 I also appreciated all of the important confessions of the Reformed faith that were included in the back。 Besides the London Baptist Confession。 You can’ This is a great version of the ESV。 Definitely not for the layman when it comes to theology， but it’s a wonderful resources for those of us planted in the Reformed tradition。 This is in many ways similar to the regular study Bible but includes quotations from Reformed thinkers and other leaders with a few essays dedicated to Reformation topics。 I also appreciated all of the important confessions of the Reformed faith that were included in the back。 Besides the London Baptist Confession。 You can’t be Reformed and be Baptist。 That’s a fact。 This will be my preferred Bible for some time。 。。。more
Jordan Carl
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Study notes are not quite as academic as ESV study Bible but it is decidedly more Reformed。 Going to try NKJV next year given the concerns about the ESV and the Critical Text （thanks Bryan abs Erik）。
Karel Reijm
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This book will always be in the currently reading section since I should desire to read from this everyday。 Currently I am in the book of Psalms and look to read at least one a day。 I can only speak about the hardcopy of this book。 I am very thankful for the richness of contexts， footnotes， and supportive teachings that come alongside with the Word。 Reading a Psalm and its footnotes aids my learning and meditation tremendously。 Only concern I have about the hardcopy is that the pages are really This book will always be in the currently reading section since I should desire to read from this everyday。 Currently I am in the book of Psalms and look to read at least one a day。 I can only speak about the hardcopy of this book。 I am very thankful for the richness of contexts， footnotes， and supportive teachings that come alongside with the Word。 Reading a Psalm and its footnotes aids my learning and meditation tremendously。 Only concern I have about the hardcopy is that the pages are really thin so take great care in flipping the pages。 。。。more
Craig Sterk
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its a good one。 would recommend to everyone。
Maxime N。 Georgel
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J'ai cette Bible d'étude depuis un moment mais je l'a consulte de façon systématique seulement depuis peu， lorsque j'ai commencé à étudier avec mon épouse l'épitre aux Philippiens。Les textes-renvois en marge de l'ESV sont très utile。 Le design une unique colonne pour le texte et 3 colonnes pour les notes est particulièrement agréable。 Les encarts théologiques sont fantastiques， les dizaines de cartes （+100 il me semble） sont utiles。Mais il faut commenter ces fameuses notes， rédigées par plus de J'ai cette Bible d'étude depuis un moment mais je l'a consulte de façon systématique seulement depuis peu， lorsque j'ai commencé à étudier avec mon épouse l'épitre aux Philippiens。Les textes-renvois en marge de l'ESV sont très utile。 Le design une unique colonne pour le texte et 3 colonnes pour les notes est particulièrement agréable。 Les encarts théologiques sont fantastiques， les dizaines de cartes （+100 il me semble） sont utiles。Mais il faut commenter ces fameuses notes， rédigées par plus de 70 spécialistes。 Elles sont précises， synthétiques， n'abordent pas toutes les difficultés mais éclairent de manière utile et rapide sur le texte。 Hâte de voir une traduction française envahir nos Églises ！ 。。。more
Benjamin
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No study Bible is a real substitute for commentaries。 That being said， this is a good study Bible focusing on the theological message of Scripture。 It is， as it says， a condensed edition of the larger Reformation Study Bible。 The condensing is well-done， and the essential material is retained。 As a condensed edition it is also more a portable study Bible than a desk study Bible。 Recommended。
Jonna Ventura
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Alison
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Last year I set out to read through every verse in the Bible （some books twice） in a year using the M’Cheyne reading plan。 17 months later I finished！ The plan included four chapters a day， each from a different book。 There was a point when it became just a thing I did to check off my list each day， and when I realized that I took a break for a while and just focused on whatever I was studying in Bible study at the time。 I had read most books of the Bible before this， but now I can confidently s Last year I set out to read through every verse in the Bible （some books twice） in a year using the M’Cheyne reading plan。 17 months later I finished！ The plan included four chapters a day， each from a different book。 There was a point when it became just a thing I did to check off my list each day， and when I realized that I took a break for a while and just focused on whatever I was studying in Bible study at the time。 I had read most books of the Bible before this， but now I can confidently say I’ve encountered every word。 I don’t understand every word （prophetic books mainly。。。） but God’s grand story of redemption is evident throughout。 。。。more
Jacob London
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Obviously I did not read every single note on every page， but what I read was solid， Reformed， and scholarly work with the intention of drawing the reader to the great doctrines of the Reformation。 Sadly， this Study Bible suffers from what all Study Bible's do avoiding the problem texts in the study notes。 All in all its a great work and you will not run into doctrinal issues while reading the study notes。 Obviously I did not read every single note on every page， but what I read was solid， Reformed， and scholarly work with the intention of drawing the reader to the great doctrines of the Reformation。 Sadly， this Study Bible suffers from what all Study Bible's do avoiding the problem texts in the study notes。 All in all its a great work and you will not run into doctrinal issues while reading the study notes。 。。。more
Dave Parlier
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First time reading through ESV - wonderful translation and better reading than NASB
Carlyn Cole
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Through the Bible again this year。
Sharon
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Good version with lots of good notes。
Shaina Herrmann
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I follow this plan every year: http://christkirk。com/biblechallenge We read the whole Bible from Sept to May， then read the New Testament again throughout the summer。First time finishing the whole Bible - Sept 2017 to May 2018！ I follow this plan every year: http://christkirk。com/biblechallenge We read the whole Bible from Sept to May， then read the New Testament again throughout the summer。First time finishing the whole Bible - Sept 2017 to May 2018！ 。。。more
Erika
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We have many Bible translations in our home， but this ESV is my favorite。 We are able to read aloud to our children without having to stop every verse to explain old English wording。 I have really enjoyed the reader friendly foot notes and end text citations。 This Bible also includes an awesome collection of extra resources at the end。 The commentary has proven helpful time and time again to clarify context in relation to geographical importance and ecclesiastical significance。 With all the cont We have many Bible translations in our home， but this ESV is my favorite。 We are able to read aloud to our children without having to stop every verse to explain old English wording。 I have really enjoyed the reader friendly foot notes and end text citations。 This Bible also includes an awesome collection of extra resources at the end。 The commentary has proven helpful time and time again to clarify context in relation to geographical importance and ecclesiastical significance。 With all the content contained within the bind of this Bible it is surprisingly light weight and easy to carry to and from home。 It is a must own/ read for every family！ 。。。more
Calley
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Finished my read through from Revelation-Genesis！
Tod Hannigan
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The most in-depth study Bible available。 Well thought out overviews of each book， including history of translation， special issues， historical background， and superb commentary from trusted sources。 Resources include creeds， catechisms， and confessions of the church from a reformed tradition。 Very useful introduction to biblical interpretation using the grammatical-historical methodology。 Good section on the history of O。T。 and N。T。 Textual criticism， development of the canon of scripture， as we The most in-depth study Bible available。 Well thought out overviews of each book， including history of translation， special issues， historical background， and superb commentary from trusted sources。 Resources include creeds， catechisms， and confessions of the church from a reformed tradition。 Very useful introduction to biblical interpretation using the grammatical-historical methodology。 Good section on the history of O。T。 and N。T。 Textual criticism， development of the canon of scripture， as well as useful （and well referenced） sections on theology from a reformed school of thought。And this only scratches the surface。。。。。。 highly recommended。 。。。more
Daniel
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This Bible is just okay for me。 The annotations are a little too brief compared to those in the ESV Study Bible， which I consider a better investment。
Damon Cinaglia
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"Currently reading" perpetually。 "Currently reading" perpetually。 。。。more
Connor Longaphie
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definitely not unbiased scholarship。 However， the scholarship is for the most part sound and you cannot run into any severe doctrinal issues while reading the notes of these men
Arthur Prelle
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This is such a great version of the Bible！ The footnotes， maps and descriptions bring life and current understanding to ancient texts while keeping their original meanings。
Judson Noel
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching， for reproof， for correction， and for training in righteousness，”2 Timothy 3:16 ESV“For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man， but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit。”2 Peter 1:21 ESV"Think of it。 Marvel at this。 Stand in awe of this。 The God who keeps watch over the nations， like some people keep watch over cattle or stock markets or construction sites — this God still spea “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching， for reproof， for correction， and for training in righteousness，”2 Timothy 3:16 ESV“For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man， but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit。”2 Peter 1:21 ESV"Think of it。 Marvel at this。 Stand in awe of this。 The God who keeps watch over the nations， like some people keep watch over cattle or stock markets or construction sites — this God still speaks in the twenty-first century。 。 。 。 By this voice， he speaks with absolute truth and personal force。 By this voice， he reveals his all-surpassing beauty。 By this voice， he reveals the deepest secrets of our hearts。 No voice anywhere anytime can reach as deep or lift as high or carry as far as the voice of God that we hear in the Bible。" –John Piper 。。。more
Justin Steckbauer
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This is the best study Bible I've ever used。 Definitely highly recommend it！ This is the best study Bible I've ever used。 Definitely highly recommend it！ 。。。more
Jonathan Celaya
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Has been a great help in my studies。 Very clear notes and great leather bound！
Jeremiah Ross
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love my reformation study bible。 Read through it this past year。
Josh Dockter
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Divine。
Christy
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I can't believe I just rated the Bible on Goodreads。。。 I think I gave five stars to Harry Potter too。 It's not like I can go higher though。。。 Anyway I read my Bible through in a year so I had to add it to my list！ I can't believe I just rated the Bible on Goodreads。。。 I think I gave five stars to Harry Potter too。 It's not like I can go higher though。。。 Anyway I read my Bible through in a year so I had to add it to my list！ 。。。more
Amy M
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I have to mark this one "Currently Reading" because I don't see a day where I'll stop reading the Bible。 More than just a book， God's Word has transformed my life。 I have to mark this one "Currently Reading" because I don't see a day where I'll stop reading the Bible。 More than just a book， God's Word has transformed my life。 。。。more
Josh
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We are blessed to live in an age and society where we are virtually swimming in a sea of Bible study resources。 The amount of quality commentaries， books， lectures， sermons， study guides， courses， journals， and magazines available is staggering。 Along with those resources， study Bibles abound。 There are plenty of good ones and a few that easily qualify as great。 Over the years， one of my favorite study Bibles has been the Reformation Study Bible from Ligonier Mini We are blessed to live in an age and society where we are virtually swimming in a sea of Bible study resources。 The amount of quality commentaries， books， lectures， sermons， study guides， courses， journals， and magazines available is staggering。 Along with those resources， study Bibles abound。 There are plenty of good ones and a few that easily qualify as great。 Over the years， one of my favorite study Bibles has been the Reformation Study Bible from Ligonier Ministry’s publishing branch， Reformation Trust。 When I heard that an updated edition was coming out， there was no decision to be made。 I would be getting one 。 。 。 at least。 I had given a donation where the incentive was a hardback copy and， due to a great response， I found myself waiting during the back-order process。 I also found myself blessed with a little extra money and the overwhelming urge to splurge for a leather-bound copy。 Yay！ Wait， let me say it more accurately。 YAY！！ Not to throw a shoulder out of place with an excessive amount of back patting， but that was one of the greatest impulse decisions I have ever made。 And， for the record， the statistics involving my impulse decisions could not be disputed due to a small sample size。 Large sample and all， this decision was one of the best。 So， allow me a moment to gush。 I received the Bible quickly。 So quickly， actually， that when I opened it I thought it was the hardback copy upon which I had been waiting。 Slightly disappointed， I began to unwrap。 It was my leather copy！ I was tricked by those tricksters at Reformation Trust because they had the awesomenacity to send my leather Bible in a beautiful， hard slip case。 As far as relationships go， there is much to be said about first impressions。 And this relationship began beautifully （on my end at least， I can’t vouch for the RSB’s side of this encounter。） Seriously though， a slipcase for a leather Bible is such a blessing。 Books belong on bookshelves （when not being used， of course） and leather Bibles get beat up when stood up。 This slip case 1） is gorgeous and 2） protects my gorgeous Bible so that 3） I can enjoy the RSB that much more for that much longer。 That takes me to another point。 This Bible is gorgeous。 The cover looks great and seems pretty sturdy。 I am not going to bend it backwards like an Allan Bible， but it lays flat and seems like it is going to last for a good while。 I am a yapp man， and this Bible has no yapp。 It is about preferences， for sure， and you have to make choices on issues like these。 It is not a big deal by any means but， in case there is polling for the future， I vote “yapp。” As you open this Bible and lay it flat （love that）， you see that the typeset is different from the previous edition。 I haven’t set the two side-by-side so I cannot compare directly， but I really like the new typeset。 It is pretty and it is easy to read。 What more could you want， right？ One issue that I have is this。 The cross reference is set in the center of the Bible and it is pretty far in the center。 Couple that with the small font， and it could be difficult for some with weaker eyes （not a Leah reference） to read the cross references。 I wish that the font had been a bit larger or moved slightly out of the center of the Bible。 Back to aesthetics， there is some definite shadowing。 I highlight that it is an aesthetic issue because it does not in any way hinder the reading experience。 I would love a thicker paper and a larger font on Bible’s like these。 However， I understand that in order to provide this， we would all be carrying Bibles around that look like Jonathan Edwards pulpit Bible。 So， apart from taking a wheelbarrow to Sunday school or removing some of these tremendous resources， we will all just have to endure some shadowing。 And by "we"， I mean those of us who have the time， energy， or compulsion to pick that particular nit。 The features of the Bible are tremendous。 I have not worked through every article and every note。 I cannot speak definitively on the content other than to point to the editors and contributors and say， “Yep。” But you can download a sample ofthese resources here and a copy of Ephesians and judge for yourself。 The book introductions are tremendous。 I love the section breakdowns。 It includes the typical introductory stuff （“typical” in no way implies “unneccesary“ or “boring”）， but it also includes sections on the book’s place in the “larger story of the Bible，” how Christ is present in that particular book， and a “history of interpretation” to give some historical context of the book’s place in Church history。 Now， for a quick soapbox followed by a celebration。 First off， let me encourage you to treat yourself to a great book and go read Carl Trueman’s The Creedal Imperative the next chance you get。 You will be blessed。 Now， endure me for a moment。 As we have moved away from being unified， confessional believers and moved towards a “what does the Bible mean to you” culture， we have lost a whole lot。 We would benefit greatly from grounding ourselves in the confessions and creeds of the Church。 As great as study notes are， there is so much to be learned and enjoyed from reading the creeds， confessions， and catechisms of the Church。 I have wanted all of my Bibles to include these for a while。 As excited as I was to meet the slipcover when I unboxed the RSB， I was exponentially more excited when I flipped to the back and saw “The Heidelberg Cathechism” staring me in the face。 The RSB includes the Apostles Creed， Nicene Creed， Chalcedonian Definition of Faith， the Westminster Standards， the Three Forms of Unity， and the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith。 While the notes， as far as I have seen， do not cross reference the standards like the Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible did， it is still a blessing to have them so readily available。 And maybe， just maybe， for the next update we can have the notes linked to the Creeds and Confessions as well！ Outline and Notes The maps and concordance sections are good。 The maps are full page， full color， and quite pretty。 The concordance is very basic and， to be honest， I don’t use the concordance in the back of Bibles any more。 With software and the internet， if I want to find a verse with a specific word or phrase I feel I am well covered。 However， it is still nice to have a basic concordance available to do a quick look-up， and that is what the RSB provides。 As if providing a slip-cased， leather-covered， theologically-rich， study Bible was not enough， Ligonier threw in boocoodles of extra goodies。 When you register the Bible online， you get to reap the benefits of $400 worth of extra resources， including a Ligonier Connect membership for three months， a six-month Tabletalk subscription， six e-books， and eight teaching series。 I borrowed from the website to show all of the resources at the bottom。 In a world where actors messing up lines and giggling/cursing about it is considered an “extra，” it might leave the wrong impression to tag that label on these goodies。 Fight the temptation to think that “extra” means “little value，” these blessings are blessings indeed。 There is much to like about this new edition of the Reformation Study Bible。 From cover to cover， it is a blessing。 In style and substance， it is superb。 I look forward to using this Bible， recommending this Bible， and giving this Bible as gifts to many。 The Bible is God's word and the greatest book ever written。 The Reformation Study Bible serves as a beautiful shovel to help the reader mine the depths of God's word。 I am so thankful that this resource is in print--for me， for my family， for my church， and for the Kingdom。 Download a Sample of Ephesians Study Tools Sample 。。。more
Merelyn B
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