This, on the right, is the New Classic Reference Bible: my personal Bible for 2012. It uses the 2011 text of the ESV. I enjoy the art, the reference system, and the font size. Our campaign to put new Bibles in our church is going far better than I expected. I knew it would go well. I had no idea the response would be so robust.
Here's a picture of it on the left. We're offering it for a donation of $25, just a dollar or so above list price, as a fund raiser. We're also offering people a chance to put a personal dedication in the Bibles they provide for the sanctuary. Many are picking up copies to bring home as well. These Bibles, with their large print, seem to invite reading. In the church foyer we see people stopping simply to read. They get caught looking up verses they know in other versions. You can watch them taking in and meditating on what they know is an improved translation of a favorite verse while crowds of people walk by and around them.
If you want to explore why pastors like me and others hold that the ESV is generally the central English translation of the Scriptures for our time, pick up a copy of this book...
May God richly bless you and your Bible reading in 2012!
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