Description
In order to understand the content of the Bible, readers first need to understand how the content is expressed. The literary forms and features of the Bible are a crucial part of understanding the Bible's message—both for its original audience and for readers today. Compared to conventional study Bibles that answer the what of a passage, the ESV Literary Study Bible guides readers through the Bible text, showing how to read the passage. Combining over 1,200 insightful notes with the complete ESV Bible text, this volume highlights literary features such as genre, images, plot, setting, stylistic and rhetorical techniques, and artistry so readers can more richly understand the unity, flow, and profound depth of the biblical text. First published in 2007, the ESV Literary Study Bible has been refreshed with an all-new typesetting while retaining all the same content that helps readers discover and teach the message of the Bible embodied in its literary forms and features.
Literary Focus: Features a general introduction to the Bible's literary features and 1,200 study notes highlighting the literary elements of passages throughout the Bible
Additional Content: Introductions to each book of the Bible
Durable and Affordable: Hardcover with smith-sewn binding
Type Size: 9-point
Page Layout: Single Column
Endorsements
"Anytime a new study Bible is published in any translation, I will immediately spend a few months using it in my morning and evening quiet times just to get the feel of it. When I started using the ESV Literary Study Bible, I immediately noticed so many wonderful features that I really loved. First, it focuses on complete passages, not single verses. That makes it much easier to see the larger picture. Second, the comments are all given before you read the passage, rather than interrupting your reading of each verse. Brilliant! This allows the reader to hear God through the literary style. We cannot accurately understand the form of that text. Both the words and the literary form were directed by God. It won't surprise me if it becomes the book of this new decade. Well done, Crossway.”
Rick Warren, Pastor, Saddleback Church, Lake Forest, California
Product Details
Title: ESV Literary Study Bible
Publisher: Crossway Publishing
Pages: 2032
Binding: Cloth over Board
Size: 22.5 x 14.5 x 4.7 cm
ISBN: 9781433568718