ESV The Literary Study Bible Hardcover

Description

Combining thousands of insightful
notes with the complete ESV text, The Literary Study Bible will help you
understand God’s Word in all its literary richness and beauty. With it’s careful
attention to theological themes as well as literary elements, this Bible is an
indispensable tool for devotional reading teaching, and in-depth study by all
who treasure God’s Word. It includes these helpful features:

• Single-column forma that reads
  like a book

• Introductions to each Bible book

• Tips for reading and analyzing
  each passage

• Introduction to 12 literary
  features of the Bible

• Extensive notes by a literary
  expert and Bible expositor

• Glossary of literary terms

• One-year Bible-reading plan

• FREE
  Online Access to the ESV Literary Study Bible!

Translation Philosophy

The ESV is an “essentially literal” translation that seeks as far
as possible to capture the precise wording of the original text and
the personal style of each Bible writer. As such, its emphasis is on
“word-for-word” correspondence, at the same time taking into account
differences of grammar, syntax, and idiom between current literary
English and the original languages. Thus it seeks to be
transparent to the original text, letting the reader see as
directly as possible the structure and meaning of the original.

In contrast to the ESV, some Bible versions have followed a
“thought-for-thought” rather than “word-for-word” translation
philosophy, emphasizing “dynamic equivalence” rather than the
“essentially literal” meaning of the original. A
“thought-for-thought” translation is of necessity more inclined to
reflect the interpretive opinions of the translator and the
influences of contemporary culture.

Every translation is at many points a trade-off between literal
precision and readability, between “formal equivalence” in
expression and “functional equivalence” in communication, and the
ESV is no exception. Within this framework we have sought to be
“as literal as possible” while maintaining
clarity of expression and literary excellence.

Therefore, to the extent that plain English permits and the
meaning in each case allows, we have sought to use the same English
word for important recurring words in the original; and, as far as
grammar and syntax allow, we have rendered Old Testament passages
cited in the New in ways that show their correspondence. Thus in
each of these areas, as well as throughout the Bible as a whole, we
have sought to capture the echoes and overtones of meaning
that are so abundantly present in the original texts.

As an essentially literal translation, then, the ESV seeks to
carry over every possible nuance of meaning in the original words of
Scripture into our own language. As such, it is ideally suited for
in-depth study of the Bible. Indeed, with its emphasis on literary
excellence, the ESV is equally suited for public reading and
preaching, for private reading and reflection, for both academic and
devotional study, and for Scripture memorization.

Product Details:

• ISBN: 9781581348088

• ISBN-13: 9781581348088

• Format: Hardcover

• Text: 9-10 Point

• Red Letter: No

• Pages: 1952

• Size: 6 x 9 x 1 3/4 inches

• Published: Sep 26, 2007