NEW ESV Study Bible, OCT. 15 2008

[SolaGratia]

I am not a fan of the ESV, but here is more info. on their NEW Study Bible.

Home | ESV Study Bible | Crossway

One of the best part about this New Study Bible is that it will feature very nice full color maps and Illustrations. These full color maps and illustrations can be pre-view under the Feature section from the above link. Again, very nice features!

 

[DMcFadden]

Interesting list of authors of the notes . . .

T. Desmond Alexander – Genesis
Ph.D., The Queen’s University of Belfast
Director for Christian Training, Union Theological College (Belfast, Northern Ireland)

Clinton Arnold – Colossians, Philemon
Ph.D., University of Aberdeen
Professor of New Testament Language and Literature; Chair of the New Testament Department, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University

Brian Aucker – Joel, Micah, Haggai
Ph.D., University of Edinburgh
Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Covenant Theological Seminary

David Baker – Zephaniah
Ph.D., University of London
Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages, Ashland Theological Seminary

Paul Barker – Deuteronomy
Ph.D., University of Gloucestershire
Vicar, Holy Trinity Doncaster; Visiting Lecturer in Old Testament, Ridley College, Melbourne

S. M. Baugh – Ephesians
Ph.D., University of California, Irvine
Professor of New Testament, Westminster Seminary California

Hans Bayer – Mark
Ph.D., University of Aberdeen
Associate Professor of New Testament Studies, Covenant Theological Seminary

Ronald Bergey – Ruth
Ph.D., Dropsie University
Professeur d’Hébreu et d’Ancient Testament, Faculté Libre de Théologie Réformée (France)

David Chapman – Hebrews
Ph.D., University of Cambridge
Assistant Professor of New Testament and Biblical Archaeology, Covenant Theological Seminary

C. John Collins – Psalms, Song of Solomon
Ph.D., University of Liverpool
Professor and Chair of Old Testament Department, Covenant Theological Seminary

John Currid – Leviticus
Ph.D., University of Chicago
Carl W. McMurray Professor of Old Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary (Charlotte, NC)

Iain Duguid – Daniel, Zechariah
Ph.D., University of Cambridge
Professor of Religion, Grove City College

Mark Futato – Jonah
Ph.D., The Catholic University of America
Professor of Old Testament; Academic Dean, Reformed Theological Seminary (Orlando, FL)

Simon Gathercole – Galatians
Ph.D., University of Durham
Lecturer in New Testament, University of Cambridge

Duane A. Garrett – Proverbs
Ph.D., Baylor University
John R. Sampey Professor of Old Testament Interpretation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Wayne Grudem – Luke
Ph.D., University of Cambridge
Research Professor of Bible and Theology, Phoenix Seminary

Scott Hafemann – 2 Corinthians
D.Theol., Eberhard-Karls-Universitat Tubingen
Mary F. Rockefeller Distinguished Professor of New Testament, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Kenneth Laing Harris – Exodus, Proverbs
Ph.D., University of Liverpool
Visiting Instructor in Old Testament, Covenant Theological Seminary

Paul House – Jeremiah, Lamentations
Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Professor of Divinity; Associate Dean, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University

David M. Howard Jr. – Judges
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Professor of Old Testament; Dean, Center for Biblical and Theological Foundations, Bethel Seminary (St. Paul, MN)

Gordon Hugenberger – Malachi
Ph.D., C.N.A.A., College of Sts. Paul & Mary, The Oxford Centre for Post-Graduate Hebrew Study
Senior Minister, Park Street Church (Boston, MA); Ranked Adjunct Professor of Old Testament, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Dennis Johnson – Revelation
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary
Professor of Practical Theology; Academic Dean, Westminster Seminary California

Brian Kelly – 1 and 2 Chronicles
Ph.D., University of Bristol

Nobuyoshi Kiuchi – Leviticus
Ph.D., The Council for National Academic Awards
Professor of Old Testament, Tokyo Christian University

August Konkel – Job
Ph.D., Westminster Theological Seminary
President; Professor of Old Testament, Providence College & Seminary (Otterburne, Manitoba, Canada)

Andreas J. Köstenberger – John
Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Professor of New Testament and Greek; Director of Ph.D. and Th.M. Studies, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

V. Philips Long – Joshua
Ph.D., University of Cambridge
Professor of Old Testament, Regent College (Vancouver, Canada)

Dennis Magary – Micah
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin at Madison
Associate Professor of Old Testament and Semitic Languages; Chair of the Old Testament and Semitic Languages Department, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Walter Maier III – Nahum
Ph.D., Harvard University
Associate Professor of Exegetical Theology, Concordia Theological Seminary (Ft. Wayne, IN)

J. Gordon McConville – Ezra, Nehemiah
Ph.D., University of Sheffield
Professor in Old Testament, University of Gloucestershire

Sean McDonough – Philippians
Ph.D., University of St. Andrews
Associate Professor of New Testament, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Colin Nicholl – 1 and 2 Thessalonians
Ph.D., University of Cambridge

Raymond C. Ortlund Jr. – Isaiah
Ph.D., University of Aberdeen
Senior Pastor, Immanuel Church (Nashville, TN)

Grant Osborne – James
Ph.D., University of Aberdeen
Professor of New Testament, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Doug Oss – 2 Peter, Jude
Ph.D., Westminster Theological Seminary
Professor of Bible Exposition; Director of the Cordas C. Burnett Center for Biblical Preaching, Assemblies of God Theological Seminary

John Oswalt – Amos
Ph.D., Brandeis University
Research Professor of Old Testament, Wesley Biblical Seminary

John Polhill – Acts
Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Senior Professor of New Testament Interpretation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Iain Provan – 1 and 2 Kings
Ph.D., Cambridge University
Marshall Sheppard Professor of Biblical Studies, Regent College (Vancouver, Canada)

Paul Raabe – Obadiah
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Professor of Exegetical Theology; Chairman of the Department of Exegetical Theology, Concordia Theological Seminary (Saint Louis, MO)

David J. Reimer – Ezekiel
D.Phil., University of Oxford
Senior Lecturer in Hebrew and Old Testament Studies, The University of Edinburgh School of Divinity, New College

Max F. Rogland – Ecclesiastes
Ph.D., Leiden University
Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Erskine Theological Seminary (Columbia, SC)

Thomas R. Schreiner – Luke, Romans, 1 and 2 Peter, Jude
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary
James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament Interpretation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Jay Sklar – Leviticus
Ph.D., The University of Gloucestershire
Associate Professor of Old Testament, Covenant Theological Seminary

Andrew Stewart – Song of Solomon
M.A., Covenant Theological Seminary

Frank Thielman – 1 Corinthians
Ph.D., Duke University
Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University

David Toshio Tsumura – 1 and 2 Samuel
Ph.D., Brandeis University
Professor of Old Testament, Japan Bible Seminary (Tokyo, Japan)

Ray Van Neste – 1 and 2 Timothy, Titus
Ph.D., University of Aberdeen
Associate Professor of Christian Studies; Director, R. C. Ryan Center for Biblical Studies, Union University

Robert I. Vasholz – Hosea
Th.D., University of Stellenbosch (South Africa)
Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Covenant Theological Seminary

Barry G. Webb – Esther
Ph.D., University of Sheffield
Research Fellow in Old Testament, Moore Theological College (Sydney, Australia)

Paul D. Wegner – Daniel, Habakkuk
Ph.D., University of London
Professor of Old Testament, Phoenix Seminary

Gordon Wenham – Numbers
Ph.D., King’s College, London Univeristy
Adjunct Professor, Trinity Theological College (Bristol)

Michael Wilkins – Matthew
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary
Professor of New Testament Language and Literature, Talbot School of Theology, Biola University

Robert Yarbrough – 1, 2, and 3 John
Ph.D., University of Aberdeen
Associate Professor of New Testament; Chair of the New Testament Department, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School

Introduction / How to Use a Study Bible
Lane T. Dennis
Ph.D., Northwestern University
President, Crossway Books and Bibles

The Authority and Truthfulness of the Bible
Wayne Grudem
Ph.D., University of Cambridge

Research Professor of Bible and Theology, Phoenix Seminary
How to Interpret the Bible
Daniel Doriani
Ph.D., Westminster Theological Seminary
Senior Pastor, Central Presbyterian Church (St. Louis, MO)

Overview of the Bible (Survey of the History of Salvation)
Vern Poythress
D.Theol., University of Stellenbosch (South Africa)
Professor of New Testament Interpretation, Westminster Theological Seminary

Reading the Bible Theologically
J. I. Packer
D.Phil., Oxford University
Professor of Theology, Regent College (Vancouver, Canada)

Reading the Bible as Literature
Leland Ryken
Ph.D., University of Oregon
Professor of English, Wheaton College

Reading the Bible for Application
David Powlison
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Counselor, Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation; Adjunct Professor, Westminster Theological Seminary

Reading the Bible, Prayer, and Communion with God
John Piper
D. Theol., University of Munich
Pastor for Preaching and Vision, Bethlehem Baptist Church (Minneapolis, MN)

Reading the Bible with the Church
John Hannah
Ph.D., University of Texas at Dallas
Research Professor of Theological Studies; Distinguished Professor of Historical Theology, Dallas Theological Seminary

The Bible’s Use in Preaching and Public Worship
Kent Hughes
D.Min., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Senior Pastor Emeritus, College Church (Wheaton, IL)

God’s Plan for Salvation
Mark Dever
Ph.D., University of Cambridge
Senior Pastor, Capitol Hill Baptist Church (Washington, DC)

The Theology of the Old Testament
C. John Collins
Ph.D., University of Liverpool
Professor and Chair of the Old Testament Department, Covenant Theological Seminary

Introduction to the Pentateuch
Gordon Wenham
Ph.D., King’s College, London University
Adjunct Professor, Trinity College (Bristol)

Introduction to the Historical Books
David M. Howard Jr.
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Professor of Old Testament; Dean, Center for Biblical and Theological Foundations, Bethel Seminary (St. Paul, MN)

Introduction to the Poetic and Wisdom Literature
David Reimer
D.Phil., University of Oxford
Senior Lecturer in Hebrew and Old Testament Studies, The University of Edinburgh School of Divinity, New College

Introduction to the Prophetic Books
Paul House
Ph.D., The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Associate Dean and Professor of Divinity, Beeson Divinity School, Samford University

The Time Between the Testaments
J. Julius Scott Jr.
Ph.D., University of Manchester

Jewish Groups at the Time of the New Testament
John DelHousaye
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary
Assistant Professor of New Testament, Phoenix Seminary

The Roman Empire and the Greco-Roman World at the Time of the New Testament
David W. Chapman
Ph.D., University of Cambridge
Associate Professor of New Testament and Biblical Archaeology, Covenant Theological Seminary

The Theology of the New Testament
Tom Schreiner
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary
James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Reading the Gospels and Acts
Darrell Bock
Ph.D., University of Aberdeen
Research Professor of New Testament Studies; Professor of Spiritual Development and Culture, Dallas Theological Seminary

Reading the Epistles
Thomas R. Schreiner
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary
James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

The Canon of the Old Testament
Roger Beckwith
D.D. (Lambeth), Oxford University

The Canon of the New Testament
Charles E. Hill
Ph.D., University of Cambridge
Professor of New Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary (Orlando, FL)

The Septuagint
Peter Gentry
Ph.D., University of Toronto
Professor of Old Testament Interpretation, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

The Apocrypha
Roger Beckwith
D.D. (Lambeth), Oxford University

The Reliability of the Old Testament Manuscripts
Paul D. Wegner
Ph.D., University of London
Professor of Old Testament, Phoenix Seminary

The Reliability of the New Testament Manuscripts
Daniel B. Wallace
Ph.D., Dallas Theological Seminary
Professor of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary; Director, The Center for the Study of New Testament Manuscripts

The Old Testament and Critical Scholarship
Walter C. Kaiser
Ph.D., Brandeis University
Colman M. Mockler Distinguished Professor of Old Testament; President Emeritus, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

The New Testament and Critical Scholarship
Darrell Bock
Ph.D., University of Aberdeen
Research Professor of New Testament Studies; Professor of Spiritual Development and Culture, Dallas Theological Seminary

Archaeology, Ancient History, and the Reliability of the Old Testament
John Currid
Ph.D., University of Chicago
Carl W. McMurray Professor of Old Testament, Reformed Theological Seminary (Charlotte, NC)

Archaeology, Ancient History, and the Reliability of the New Testament
David W. Chapman
Ph.D., University of Cambridge
Associate Professor of New Testament and Biblical Archaeology, Covenant Theological Seminary

The Original Languages of the Bible: Hebrew and Aramaic
Peter J. Williams
Ph.D., University of Cambridge
Warden, Tyndale House (Cambridge)

The Original Languages of the Bible: Greek
David Alan Black
D.Theol., University of Basel, Switzerland
Professor of New Testament and Greek, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary

How the New Testament Quotes and Interprets the Old Testament
C. John Collins
Ph.D., University of Liverpool
Professor and Chair of the Old Testament Department, Covenant Theological Seminary

Overview of Biblical Ethics (12 Articles)
C. Ben Mitchell
Ph.D., University of Tennessee
Associate Professor of Bioethics and Contemporary Culture, Trinity International University
Craig Mitchell
Ph.D., Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Assistant Professor of Ethics, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Wayne Grudem
Ph.D., University of Cambridge
Research Professor of Bible and Theology, Phoenix Seminary

Overview of Theology (13 Articles)
Erik Thoennes
Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Associate Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology, Talbot Theological Seminary, Biola University

The Bible and Contemporary Judaism
Marvin R. Wilson
Ph.D., Brandeis University

The Bible and Islam
Timothy Tennent
Ph.D., University of Edinburgh
Professor of World Missions and Indian Studies; Director of Missions Programs, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies, Gordon College

The Bible and Other Religions
Harold Netland
D.Phil., Claremont Graduate School
Professor of Philosophy of Religion and Intercultural Studies; Naomi A. Fausch Chair of Missions, Trinity International University

The Bible and Religious Cults
Ron Rhodes
Th.D., Dallas Theological Seminary
President, Reasoning from the Scriptures Ministries

The Bible in Christendom: Roman Catholicism
Gregg R. Allison
Ph.D., Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Associate Professor of Christian Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

The Bible in Christendom: Eastern Orthodoxy
Robert Letham
Ph.D., University of Aberdeen
Lecturer, Evangelical Theological College of Wales

The Bible in Christendom: Liberal Protestantism
Bruce Ware
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary
Professor of Christian Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

The Bible in Christendom: Evangelical Protestantism
Bruce Ware
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary
Professor of Christian Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Very interesting!

 

[KMK]

Interesting that so many continuationists have a hand in it. I thought the ESV was the 'Presbyterian' Bible.

 

[etexas]

Interesting that so many continuationists have a hand in it. I thought the ESV was the 'Presbyterian' Bible.

Truly! There are some big names in that list! ESV should broaden it's base well with this Bible.

 

[Pilgrim]

Interesting that so many continuationists have a hand in it. I thought the ESV was the 'Presbyterian' Bible.

Perhaps a popular misconception due to the fact that many of those who are involved in it are "Calvinists" and because many Presbyterians adopted it. Most of those closely identified with it are Baptists like Grudem and Piper who are also no doubt some of the continuationists you note. I don't know what Lane Dennis' affiliation is, but the other members of the Study Bible Editorial team are Baptists with the exception of Packer and Collins.

 

[danmpem]

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! FINALLY SOME INFO!!!! I've been asking about this every month or so at the local Christian bookstores, and until now, I've heard nothing.

 

[Quickened]

Yeah those are some big names. Sounds interesting. Thanks for the info

 

[KMK]

Interesting that so many continuationists have a hand in it. I thought the ESV was the 'Presbyterian' Bible.

Perhaps a popular misconception due to the fact that many of those who are involved in it are "Calvinists" and because many Presbyterians adopted it. Most of those closely identified with it are Baptists like Grudem and Piper who are also no doubt some of the continuationists you note. I don't know what Lane Dennis' affiliation is, but the other members of the Study Bible Editorial team are Baptists with the exception of Packer and Collins.

Oss is not a Baptist, he is a fully-orbed pentecostal.

 

[Backwoods Presbyterian]

How many "study-Bibles" do we need? Always thought the Scripture itself was enough of a "study"?

 

[Pilgrim]

Interesting that so many continuationists have a hand in it. I thought the ESV was the 'Presbyterian' Bible.

Perhaps a popular misconception due to the fact that many of those who are involved in it are "Calvinists" and because many Presbyterians adopted it. Most of those closely identified with it are Baptists like Grudem and Piper who are also no doubt some of the continuationists you note. I don't know what Lane Dennis' affiliation is, but the other members of the Study Bible Editorial team are Baptists with the exception of Packer and Collins.

Oss is not a Baptist, he is a fully-orbed pentecostal.

Thanks for pointing that out about Oss.

I was referring to the Editorial Team:


Executive Editor
Lane T. Dennis
Ph.D., Northwestern University
Chair of the ESV Translation Oversight Committee, President, Crossway Books and Bibles

General Editor
Wayne Grudem
Ph.D., University of Cambridge
Research Professor of Bible and Theology, Phoenix Seminary

Theological Editor
J. I. Packer
D. Phil., University of Oxford
Professor of Theology, Regent College (Vancouver, Canada)

Old Testament Editor
C. John Collins
Ph.D., University of Liverpool
Professor and Chair of the Old Testament Department, Covenant
Theological Seminary

New Testament Editor
Thomas R. Schreiner
Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary
James Buchanan Harrison Professor of New Testament, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

Project Director, Managing Editor
Justin Taylor
B.A., University of Northern Iowa
Associate Publisher, Crossway Books and Bibles

 

[KMK]

I thought Packer was an Anglican.

 

[jbergsing]

I just got an email from Crossway regarding this new bible and thought I'd be posting a new thread but, not surprisingly, y'all beat me to it. I'm not sure how these notes are gonna go with a Pentecostal on the list. I was really hoping for a more reformed list of contributors for this study bible. I'll either wait to hear from others or buy the cheaper hard bound version to check it out before I lay down the bigger bucks for a leather bound version.

 

[Pilgrim]

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 Presbyterian 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.

 

[hollandmin]

This is great news!

I have used the ESV for some time and find for me that it has been the best translation by far that I have used. I preach from it and I study from it. I have used the Reformation study bible but have not found it to be as good as I had wanted, so perhaps this will be the ticket!

Thanks for the info!!

Blessings

 

[Davidius]

How many "study-Bibles" do we need? Always thought the Scripture itself was enough of a "study"?

Although I'm not sure about your second statement, I do also wonder why a new study bible is created every year. While the Christian literature market expands, the soundness of the Church continues to decline.

 

[Ivan]

Is Crossway going to finally have proper bounding?paper?

 

[CovenantalBaptist]

I would settle for a larger font size... But yes, better binding would be very nice too.

 

[Backwoods Presbyterian]

How many "study-Bibles" do we need? Always thought the Scripture itself was enough of a "study"?

Although I'm not sure about your second statement, I do also wonder why a new study bible is created every year. While the Christian literature market expands, the soundness of the Church continues to decline.

I may not have made my point very well but what I meant to say was that for many the notes in the margins becomes either synonymous or equal with the Scripture text itself.

 

[BlackCalvinist]

The 'demo' of it that Crossway had at T4G08' was pretty cool. Looks just like any other study bible (notes). The illustrations were very nice. I didn't have time to dig into it much, though.

I'll post a video on YouTube where I talked briefly with the Crossway representative about it.

 

[matthew11v25]

for BINDING DETAILS:

Bible Design and Binding: ESV Study Bible -- Details Released

 

[CPI1943]

Expectations of the upcoming ESV Study Bible

With all those names of contributors, is the expectation that the ESV study bible notes will lean towards a reformed theology? I know that Crossway is trying to expand the base of the ESV readership, but there are very few study bibles out there that are reformed in interpretation....most are dispensational or dispensational leaning. I hope that the Study bible will be similar to the Spirit of the Reformation Study bible which is available for NIV.

The reason why this is important is that regrettably, the average layman tends take notes seriously, and then read the scriptures through the lens of the notes. We also live at a time in history where many are coming to Christ with no background in bible knowledge and it important that these young believers not be steered into dispensational teaching that appears to be so popular in America.

 

[Grace Alone]

There appear to be some reformed endorsements of it, but the type is going to be really small, so I wouldn't use it for more than just a reference piece. I find the type in the Reformation Study Bible so much more readable. Later this year, they are supposed to reprint the Reformation Study Bible and add color maps and a presentation page. In addition, they say they will have a higher quality leather binding.

 

[SolaGratia]

Janis,

To which RSB are you referring? NKJV, ESV, NIV, etc.

 

[Grace Alone]

Janis,

To which RSB are you referring? NKJV, ESV, NIV, etc.

I was referring to the ESV one. I did also have the earlier Geneva NKJV, and they enlarged the print when they changed to ESV.

 

[caddy]

I would settle for a larger font size... But yes, better binding would be very nice too.

Amen to this...

 

[Grymir]

And no Barth!

 

[jogri17]

I had my hesitations at first but when Dr. Albert Mohler gave it great reviews on his program and said it is equal to the Reformation study Bible that convinced me to buy it when it comes out. Personally I love the ESV Bible but this year is my first time (i've been a Christian a bit more than 5 years now) using a Bible without notes so it will just have to look good on my dormroom shelf.

 

[Cotton Mather]

For myself, I'm somewhat skeptical about this new project due to the all too often T4G type ecumenism which sometimes sweeps profound confessional fundamentals under the rug in exchange for a general predestinarianism that includes dispensationalist's, charismatics, etc. etc. Not that the T4G type projects are wrong! I've been to both conferences and appreciate that work. Nevertheless, I really don't know how on a pratical level, the study notes will square with each other theologically. A continuationist like Wayne Grudem who borders on third-wave charistmatic theology and a solid Reformed OT scholar like Iain Duguid writing study notes in the same Bible? Maybe it'll work and the confessional distinctives of both camps will be ignored. I for myself will stick with my thinline ESV.

 

[jogri17]

For myself, I'm somewhat skeptical about this new project due to the all too often T4G type ecumenism which sometimes sweeps profound confessional fundamentals under the rug in exchange for a general predestinarianism that includes dispensationalist's, charismatics, etc. etc. Not that the T4G type projects are wrong! I've been to both conferences and appreciate that work. Nevertheless, I really don't know how on a pratical level, the study notes will square with each other theologically. A continuationist like Wayne Grudem who borders on third-wave charistmatic theology and a solid Reformed OT scholar like Iain Duguid writing study notes in the same Bible? Maybe it'll work and the confessional distinctives of both camps will be ignored. I for myself will stick with my thinline ESV.

I don't think its fair to call T4G ecumenical given the history and connotations of that term.

 

[Robbie Schmidtberger]

For myself, I'm somewhat skeptical about this new project due to the all too often T4G type ecumenism which sometimes sweeps profound confessional fundamentals under the rug in exchange for a general predestinarianism that includes dispensationalist's, charismatics, etc. etc. Not that the T4G type projects are wrong! I've been to both conferences and appreciate that work. Nevertheless, I really don't know how on a pratical level, the study notes will square with each other theologically. A continuationist like Wayne Grudem who borders on third-wave charistmatic theology and a solid Reformed OT scholar like Iain Duguid writing study notes in the same Bible? Maybe it'll work and the confessional distinctives of both camps will be ignored. I for myself will stick with my thinline ESV.

I don't think its fair to call T4G ecumenical given the history and connotations of that term.

Agreed. I for one am looking forward to this. Men who are reformed in their soteriology, reformed in their view of Scripture, and a commitment to feed the flock, are all on board with this and seeking to produce the best study Bible to date. This is something to praise God for.

If you think it is impossible for godly men like Grudem and Duguid to work together, check again. After all Duguid teaches at the Sovereign Grace Pastors College every Spring Break and teaches at their worldview conference "The Clash" every August. Last year William Edgar of WTS was there.