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Originally Posted by Dr Mike Kear  The print is much better in the ESV RSB when it comes to my aging eyes. However, the notes in the NIV SRSB are much more comprehensive - and the addition of the Westminster Standards, 3FU, etc., is a great idea which I wish the ESV RSB had considered. Very handy!
If I could have it my way, I'd put the notes and Reformed confessions from the NIV SRSB with the NKJV text and bind it in a nice calfskin leather (like the premier ESV or the Nelson Signature Series) with print similar to the ESV RSB.
Oh yeah, and while I'm dreaming I might as well be reading that Bible on my yacht in the Mediteranean while eating food prepared by Giada De Laurentiis.   |
I agree with this assessment. Since I already have the original New Geneva Study Bible (NKJV) I see no need to buy the ESV RSB since the notes are exactly the same and some of the features, like the index to annotations, have been actually removed. The only upgrade is that the Bible text is far more readable and for some the ESV over the NKJV would be an upgrade.
The NIV Spirit of the Reformation Study Bible's notes, while based on the NGSB/RSB are much more thorough overall, and having the confessions is a big help as well. I would like to see this version come out in the NASB (not impossible since Zondervan is also a publisher of the NASB) but I am not holding my breath.
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