The ESV Study Bible was designed to help you understand the Bible in a deeper way. Created by a diverse team of 95 leading Bible scholars and teachers―from 9 countries, nearly 20 denominations, and 50 seminaries, colleges, and universities―the ESV Study Bible features a wide array of study tools, making it a valuable resource for serious readers, students, and teachers of God’s Word.
Books can be attributed to "Anonymous" for several reasons:
* They are officially published under that name * They are traditional stories not attributed to a specific author * They are religious texts not generally attributed to a specific author
Books whose authorship is merely uncertain should be attributed to Unknown.
The translation is a good one and I read all the book introductions which do provide value. My issue with this particular edition is that it uses a single column rather than 2-column format. I found with this format I had more difficult staying focused on the material. Just personal preference, that’s all.
But this study format also is 5/5 for having the best of the original ESV Study Bible paired down into an easily portable Bible. This has been my go to Bible for the last year, and I've used it for personal reading, teaching prep, and paper writing.
Over the years, Crossway has published several versions of the ESV that lend itself to different ways to approach the Bible. This was achieved primarily through their groundbreaking ESV Study Bible in 2008. Which begs the question, why do we need another study Bible? For almost a decade and a half, the ESV Study Bible has been a stalwart of biblical resources for the church. It has been the go to Bible for many, why a newer condensed version? That, I believe, is the answer exactly. The new ESV Concise Study Bible is just that., a concise version of the original ESV Study Bible. The original study Bible has a page count of 2,752 pages, whereas the new concise version has 1,552 pages. Coming in at just shy of half the size of the original…