![]() ![]() Reading every word of the 20,000 study notes and the more than 50 articles would be a time-consuming task. Though I typically will not review a book until I have read every word, I have had to make an obvious exception for this title. And into this crowded field steps a newcomer, the ESV Study Bible. Truly there is no lack of study Bibles available to us. A visit to a local Christian bookstore will turn up many more and a search of publishers’ “Coming Soon” lists will show more still. On the bookcase in my office I have a copy of the Archaeological Study Bible (NIV), the MacArthur Study Bible (NASB) and The Apologetics Study Bible (HCSB). Today, if you drop by my home in the early morning, you are likely to see me reading from the Literary Study Bible, also in the ESV. I used that Bible daily for many years though it was eventually replaced by a New Geneva Study Bible in the NKJV translation and after that by a Reformation Study Bible in the ESV. ![]() It was many years ago, probably in the late 80’s, that my parents gave me the gift of a brand new NIV Study Bible. And it has a lot of pictures.I still remember getting my first study Bible. It has the answers to a lot of questions people at church have asked me. But perhaps even more importantly, if you are reading or preaching on a passage, you can look in this study bible to get a sense of the original context of that passage: what did other ancient Near Eastern peoples think about the creation of the world? What was the city of Corinth like in the time of Paul? The best way to sum up my excitement about the Archaeology Study Bible is that it has all the information I wish were in other study bibles. ![]() The Archaeology Study Bible will help you think about Big Questions, like, “When did the Exodus happen?” or “What is the Significance of the Dead Sea Scrolls?” The articles on these topics are up–to–date and balanced. Top–notch evangelical scholars like Richard Hess and John Currid have sifted through all the data, and created an invaluable resource for understanding the biblical world. But what if you don’t have time to go get a PhD, and leaf through dusty journals to find this information? That is where the ESV Archaeology Study Bible comes in. This is one of the best things I am getting from my PhD studies of the Bible: knowing the cultural and historical background of biblical stories makes them stand out in 3D. “To understand the Bible, you need to know where it came from. 15 articles like "The Bible and History," "Archaeology and Preaching," Major Biblical Finds," and "Daily Life in the New Testament Era".These features bring life to the ancient texts, helping readers situate them in their historical context while recognizing the truth that the eternal God became flesh entered human history at a specific time and in a specific place. ![]() David Chapman (PhD, University of Cambridge), as well as contributions from a team of field-trained archaeologists, the Archaeology Study Bible assembles a range of modern scholarship-pairing the biblical text with over 2,000 study notes, 400 full-color photographs, 200 maps and diagrams, 200 sidebars, 15 articles, and 4 timelines. John Currid (PhD, University of Chicago) and Dr. The ESV Archaeology Study Bible roots the biblical text in its historical and cultural context, offering readers a framework for better understanding the people, places, and events recorded in Scripture. ![]()
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