I've heard so many people gush over the ESV Study Bible that I finally got one when Ligonier was giving them away for a donation. I hadn't looked at it carefully until this morning.

So, what's the difference? Perhaps this has been addressed before, but it looks like the same thing as the Reformation Bible that I have in the NKJV. It says "Reformation Bible" on it, so is it not the ESV Study Bible? Anybody add a little clarity for me?

__________________
For the Glory of our King,
Joe Johnson
Slave of Christ, husband, father, Preacherboy at Cornerstone Community Church, Escanaba, MI. and TMS graduate. Personal website - SoundLife.org

I do not know, and I do not say, that a person cannot believe in Revelation and in evolution, too, for a man may believe that which is infinitely wise and also that which is only asinine. ~ CHS

The ESV Reformation Study Bible and ESV Study Bible are two different things. As far as the Reformation Study Bible goes, there are minimal differences between the ESV and NKJV. The NKJV one is published by Nelson. The notes are the same as the ESV. The ESV has two columns and larger print.

__________________
Rev. Andy Eppard
Associate Minister
First Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Springfield, MO

Thanks Andy,

I was just noticing on the ESV site that it's different. Hmmm, guess I didn't really need to buy this ESV Reformation Bible. It's a nice Bible though. I'll have to watch for a deal on the ESV Study Bible then.

In my neck of the woods, it's much harder to find the ESV version than the NKJV version of the Reformation Study Bible. The Christian bookstores that carry it seemed to only carry the NKJV version, but I was looking for one in the ESV. Ironically, I finally stumbled across one while wandering through Borders and snatched it up.

As for why I didn't just order an ESV one directly from Ligonier, my memory is that the shipping charges they would charge to send it to Hawaii were a deal-breaker, because when added to their "donation" price it was more than what they were selling for in the local bookstores.

__________________
Jim
Elder
First Presbyterian Church of Honolulu
at Ko'olau (PCUSA)
Honolulu, Hawaii
http://www.fpchawaii.org/
"And He said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for My strength is made perfect in weakness." II Corinthians 12:9

I have a NKJV Reformation Study Bible; my wife has an ESV Reformation Study Bible. They are different primarily in choice of translation.

The ESV Study Bible, is a HUGE production that is about 700 pages longer than any existing study Bible available in English. It is worthy of the gushing if you prefer the ESV.

I have the ESV Study Bible but do NOT carry it due to its size and bulk. And, while many good Reformed people participated in the ESV Study Bible, it is not as uniformly Reformed as the Reformation Study Bible. The Reformation Study Bible, on the other hand, is a collection of wonderful Reformed notes and almost the entirety of Packer's Concise Theology, lightly edited and broken into almost 100 boxed sidebars and sections scattered throughout the Bible (but helpfully indexed in the table of contents).

So, when I teach my class on Sundays, my "Calvin Rocks" messenger bag is loaded with both a Reformation Study Bible (NKJV) and an UBS4 Greek Testament.

__________________
Dennis E. McFadden, Ex Mainline Baptist (in Remission)
Atherton Baptist Homes, CEO
First Baptist Church of Alhambra, Member, Transformation Ministries (CA)

Click to get: Board Rules -- Signature Requirements -- Suggestions?

'Calvin Rocks' messenger bag? I need one of those! Where did you get it?

__________________
We shall not adjust our Bible to the age; but before we have done with it, by God's grace, we shall adjust the age to the Bible. - Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Lawrence Underwood, Jr.
Pastor - Providence Family Fellowship / Mobile, Alabama
1644/46 LBC
My Blog - Imprimis

Me too. I would like to have one. I hope it's not expensive.

I tried googling it and I found this:


They're selling it for $25 bucks. I don't like the color though. I bet that "Calvin Rocks" messenger bag is much cooler.

__________________
Joel de Leon
Member (man under care)
Christ Presbyterian Church, OPC
Salt Lake City, UT

The Cleansed Leper

I have both and the quality of the ESV Version over the NKJV Version is night and day.The ESV hands down.

I have both and prefer the NKJV to the ESV Reformation Study Bible.

Here is my Calvin Rocks messenger bag. http://shop.cafepress.com/calvin-rocks

NKJV over ESV any day.

__________________
Benjamin P. Glaser, M. Div, Licentiate, Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
Member Fairmount ARP Church
Pittsburgh, PA

Deo Vindice

Ordered one of those tonight. As my son says, "kewl".

AMR

-----Added 6/6/2009 at 04:06:45 EST-----

Indeed!

Took me some time to find to the NKJV of the Reformation Study Bible, but I managed to snag a used version that was in mint condition.

AMR

__________________
Patrick
Member, PCA
Chandler, AZ
ReformedTheologyInstitute.com

I fear explanations explanatory of things explained.

Ligonier has them . . . in stock . . . in genuine leather . . . for $63.99.
https://store.ligonier.org/products....&action=search