ESV Bibles

A trade paperback edition of the ESV Bible was released in Feb 2005, and I missed the announcement. I’ve always thought that the trade paperback was a great idea. When Kristen and I finally host bible studies or home groups in our own home, we’ll have a cache of trade paperback ESVs. Good to know that they’re available and only $9.99!

10 responses to “ESV Bibles

  1. One word: Super-Apostles. N. and I just can’t get over that.

  2. I don’t think it’s an awful rendering of the Greek…

  3. I should flesh that out. I looked at the Greek quickly and the word is “huper” which turned to “super” in the Latin, methinks. I didn’t bother to investigate that any further, because Mike will know!

  4. I just can’t get the image of Super-Apostles leaping tall buildings in a single bound out of my head.

  5. *giggles*

    Mike told me last night that huper in Greek did become super in Latin. So, it’s quite a literal translation, but it does make for silly mental image!

  6. I searched around Crossway the other night. I *really* want an ESV New Testament that isn’t teeny-tiny. Ideally, a large print ESV NT in hardback.

    Anyway. . . I’ve yet to find it. I’m about ready to break down and just get the NIV NT.

    Though, did you see the ESV’s with bright, durable covers at monergismbooks that are on sale? They were awfully tempting to get the boys. . .

  7. Out of curiousity, why just the NT?

  8. Or better-yet: hyper-Apostles!

  9. At the age my boys are, I’m more comfortable with them reading the NT on their own and hearing the OT read aloud and learning Bible stories from the OT.

    There are some purient parts to the OT, if you know what I mean. And while I do believe the whole Bible, OT and NT is important, remembering things I read when I was a child. . . well. . . I’d rather have their personal Bibles be NT only for now.

  10. Btw, this is just something that Hubby and I have decided we’re doing at this point. . . And really have no qualms about other families doing things differently.

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