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Originally Posted by KMK I thought Packer was an Anglican. |
He is. See post #5 in this thread where I specifically note that he is an exception when I note that there appear to be more Baptists involved than any other group. Of course the ESV is not nearly as dominated by Baptists as the NKJV was.
I think some may think the ESV is the "Presbyterian Bible" because the Reformation Study Bible was re-released with the ESV and because a lot of Presbyterians use it. But a lot of Baptists use it too. (I've seen it referred to as the "Calvinistic Bible" but never the Presby one until your post). Arguably the two biggest names associated with the ESV are John Piper and Wayne Grudem, both Baptists as well as continuationists. I think the LCMS has unofficially adopted it and as you note some charismatics are using it as well. Most of those endorsing it have been Calvinistic, but it has also been endorsed by Jack Graham and Paige Patterson, Southern Baptists who are strongly anti-Calvinist.