ESV Study Bible | English Standard Version

From a press release by Crossway:

After just four weeks on store shelves, the ESV Study Bible has sold more than 140,000 copies, immediately becoming the best-selling study Bible in the marketplace today. Now Crossway is pleased to announce the forthcoming release of the ESV Study Bible on a wide spectrum of digital platforms, including Mac, PC, Windows Mobile, Palm, iPhone, Blackberry, Google Android, and Symbian.To achieve the widest possible digital distribution, Crossway has partnered with the leading digital software providers, including Accordance, Biblesoft, Laridian, Olive Tree, and WORDsearch, to make the ESV Study Bible available with all of its notes, articles, and features.

“We are excited to make the ESV Study Bible widely accessible, initially in a wide range of best-selling print editions, and now in every possible digital format available,” said Lane Dennis, president of Crossway Books & Bibles. “Our goal as a Christian publisher is to distribute the Bible and essential resources for understanding the Bible as broadly as possible around the world. It is a tremendous encouragement to me personally to see this goal become a reality as the ESV Study Bible will soon be available virtually anytime, anywhere in the world, by means of the new media revolution and our partnership with these digital software leaders.”

First published in the fall of 2001, the ESV Bible is an essentially literal Bible translation that combines word-for-word precision and accuracy with literary excellence, beauty, and depth of meaning. The ESV has been widely embraced by churches, ministries, and denominations around the world, with unit sales growing by more than 250 percent in the past three years.

For those who think the ESV Study Bible is too heavy–here’s a three year old to prove you wrong!

The Christian Post has a recent story on how the ESV Study Bible is selling.

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Bob Kauflin gives 10 reasons for why he appreciates the ESV Study Bible.

Wheaton, IL— With pre-publication demand surpassing the first 100,000 printing, the ESV Study Bible has already gone back to press for a second printing of 50,000 copies, with a 50,000 third printing soon to follow.

Mark Traphagen, Web Sales Manager for Westminster Bookstore in Philadelphia, PA, reports record-breaking sales for the new Study Bible, making it “by far the fastest selling new product in the history of our store.” But industry insiders don’t expect sales of the new study Bible to slow down after the publication buzz subsides. “Early results indicate that this is going to be a very key item for Mardel this Christmas season,” explains Dylan Hillhouse, Bible buyer for the key retail chain.

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Tony Reinke receives, unpacks, and photographs his new ESV Study Bible.

Who may access the free ESV Online Study Bible?

Everyone who has a print version of the ESV Study Bible is entitled to free, lifetime access to the ESV Online Study Bible.

Is any of it available for a free preview?

Yes, we are making the Gospel According to Matthew available for free. Go to http://www.esvstudybible.org/search?q=Matthew+1. You will be able to read the ESV text of Matthew, read the ESV Study Bible notes, view the introduction and maps and charts for Matthew, listen to the new audio recording of the ESV (by narrator David Heath), highlight the text in various colors, and write your own notes.

Even without owning a print ESV Study Bible you will still have access to the entire ESV text at the site, as well as the highlighting and note-taking tools. But you will only be able to view the ESV Study Bible features–introduction, notes, charts, maps, illustrations–for the book of Matthew.

Is there a demo available?

Click here for an overview with screenshots; or feel free to go directly to the Gospel of Matthew and explore for yourself.

I own the print version; how do I get access to the full ESV Online Study Bible?

Find the brochure that came in your ESV Study Bible box. On the back, in the lower right hand corner, is an orange rectangle. Scratch off this area to reveal your unique 10-character registration code (for example, 12345-ABCDE). Then visit http://www.esvstudybible.org/online to register using this code, which will set up a free account allowing you to have private, ongoing access whenever you wish. It’s that simple!

Will my personal notes be available for others to see?

No. Those notes are private, and will not be available for others to see and will not be accessed by Crossway. In the future, you will have more options, such as making your notes available as an RSS feed to post on your blog. We also plan to provide you a way to export all your notes.

If I do not own a print version of the ESV Study Bible, can I purchase online access only?

At this time you must purchase a print version in order to have access to the online version.

Is it possible to download the ESV Online Study Bible onto my hard drive, or do I have to be connected to the web to access it?

At this time, the ESV Online Study Bible is only a web-based program.

Will the ESV Study Bible be available in my favorite Bible-study software?

Crossway will be releasing information on this at the end of October 2008. Look for a blog post here at the ESV Study Bible Blog.

Can I display the maps and charts and illustrations in my Bible teaching?

You may use such images for your personal ministry. However, all of these images are copyrighted, so any use of these images on the web or in publication would require a license from Crossway for such use.

We are pleased to announce that the ESV Online Study Bible is now available. This site is open to everyone, and has special features that can be unlocked with a code included in every print ESV Study Bible. We’ve also made these special features available for free in the book of Matthew, so you can try the site while you wait for your print ESV Study Bible to arrive.

The ESV Online Study Bible

This online version contains everything from the print version, along with features we could only provide in electronic format. Here’s a rundown of some of these features.

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Erik Thoennes, Associate Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at Biola University’s Talbot School of Theology, authored the theology articles for the ESV Study Bible.

Boundless.org recently posted his article on biblical revelation.