As an armchair Biblical archaeologist I was excited to see
that Crossway has published The ESV
Features? This Bible is full of them. It is a hardbound
volume and at over 2000 pages, it’s no light weight. Features in this volume
make it a valuable tool for pastors, teachers, layman, and armchair enthusiasts,
like myself. Even if archaeology is not the reader’s main focus it would be an exceptional
addition to any library.
Just some of the features in this volume are:
- Archaeology articles of interest
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Sidebars (with an index)
- Concordance
- Table of weights & measures
- Timelines
- Maps (with an index)
- Background of the OT
- Background of the NT
- Author Bio’s
- Copious notes
- Cross references
- Did I mention maps?
This study Bible will be well used in my library for study and
lesson preparation. And, it has maps. Did I mention that? Maps always give me a
helpful point of reference for the Biblical narrative and this Bible is packed
with useful maps and an index.
For the non-teaching laymen, this volume would simply be
enjoyable to slowly sift through gaining practical knowledge while bolstering spiritual
understanding at the same time.
Drawbacks? The pages are extremely thin. But at 2,024 pages
and nearly 2” thick, they need to be. On the other hand, to contain as much
useful information as it does, those pages need to be thin.
This study Bible is well worth the purchase price and
contains so much info you won’t be able to put it down. I have spent many
enjoyable hours just paging through it, picking up info I didn’t have. It may very well become your "go to" Bible as well.
Crossway has provided a complimentary copy of this book through Beyond the Page. Thoughts and opinions are my own.
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