ESV Study Bible

The ESV Study Bible is a study Bible published by Crossway. It combines evangelical commentary with the text of the English Standard Version.

ESV Study Bible
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreChristian literature
PublisherCrossway
Publication date
October 15, 2008
Pages2,752
ISBN1-4335-0241-0

Reception

Commercial reception

The ESV Study Bible was first published in October 2008, supported by a $1 million advertising campaign.[1] Its first run of 100,000 copies sold out before the copies had finished being printed. Within the first six months of availability, 300,000 copies had been printed in total.[2]

Critical reception

When it was first published, the ESV Study Bible was well-received, receiving endorsements from many prominent evangelical pastors and theologians.[2] Andy Naselli, writing in the Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society wrote, "No other study Bible matches the ESVSB in quantity or quality."[2]

Awards

In 2009, it garnered the ECPA Christian Book Award for Book of the Year, the first time a study Bible achieved this distinction.[3][4] It also was named WORLD magazine's Book of the Year in 2009.[5]

References
  1. Nelson, Marcia Z. (13 October 2008). "Bibles: The Investment That Yields". Publishers Weekly. 255 (41).
  2. Naselli, Andrew David (June 2009). "The ESV Study Bible". Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society. 52 (2): 357–359.
  3. "ECPA Christian Book of the Year". ecpa.org.
  4. Kimball, Josh (March 20, 2009). "Study Bible Wins 'Christian Book of the Year' Award". Christian Post.
  5. "Book of the Year: It is based on the best-selling book of all time, but WORLD's 2009 winner takes Bible study to new levels". worldmag.com. Retrieved 2011-07-02.


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