ESV Reader's Letters of Paul

by Anonymous

It's unquestionable that the apostle Paul is the most significant theologian in church history. He solidified his theology in letters to early churches--texts that remain as challenging and relevant today as they were to their original recipients. The ESV Reader's Letters of Paul was produced in celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation--a period of time in which the reformers rediscovered the vital theological truths within Paul's epistles that have shaped Christian theology ever since. The text of Paul's thirteen letters is presented without verse and chapter numbers in a clean, single-column format on thick, cream-colored paper to encourage extended reading. An introductory article explains how the letters fit within the rest of the Bible as well as the important role they have played in the history of the church.

Features:


5.25" x 7.75" 12 pt, Trinite 244 pages Black letter text 2-color printing Introduction to the 13 Pauline epistles Thick, cream-colored paper Single-column, paragraph format Presentation page Smyth-sewn binding Packaging: Permanent slipcase

Genres: Scripture, New Testament

244 pages, Hardcover

Published August 31, 2017

About the author

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Reviews

[Bryan Sebesta · Rating 4 out of 5]

If anyone knows how to do Bibles, it's Crossway. And this cloth-over-board compilation of Paul's letters, without any verse and chapter headings, is marvelous.

A few points. First, it's in the ESV. This is a grand-child of sorts of the King James Version. Though there's definitely things to quibble about, it's overall a great translation. Second, what makes it even better is that Crossway, their publisher, does such good things with Bible reading. They've done a lot to make the Bible approachable by publishing a reader's edition of the Bible; a 6-volume set of the Bible; scripture journals, some of them illuminated (!!!). They're all great. And I confess, I want all of them!

But my church was reading Paul closely this year, and to do get into it, I wanted to try to read them as they might have originally been read: as a letter. And this was a great guide. I was able to move swiftly through Romans; I finished Philippians in about fifteen minutes; 2 Corinthians in about forty minutes. I had rarely read Paul's letters all at once, but wow, when you do, it's incredible. And this edition of Paul's letters make it so easy. Again, no chapter headings or verse numbers. It's just good for reading.

So: I highly recommend. It's relatively inexpensive, but worth so much as scripture. This is a great way to read Paul.

[Jordan Moore · Rating 5 out of 5]

It’s an interesting thing to read the letters of Paul without chapter or verse. We (or at least I) have gotten so used to headers and commentary surrounding these words that seeing them as they would have appeared to the early church is at times jarring. The words of Paul flowed in a way I hadn’t noticed or appreciated before, and I really recommend reading these writings in this format at least once.

[Cole Feix · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading without the chapters and verses brought out so many new themes in these letters. I tried to read each of the letters as many times as I could straight through over the course of a week. This was an amazing joy over the past couple of months.

[Brian Nicks · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great way to read each of Paul's Epistles. The continuity of the argument comes through loud and clear for each letter. There are no distractions on the page so it is easier to focus on what Paul is saying and not what others are saying about what Paul is saying.

[Daniel]

I’m using this book to track reading through the letters of Paul for a long-term project (date/translation/rating).
10/2022*CSB*4.5