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| The ESV Study Bible |
It has happened. As some would say, I have seen the light. As some others would say, I have been bitten by the bug. As still others might say, I have drank the Cool-Aid. One night, at our college and young adults book study of Knowing God by J. I. Packer, I had raised a "devil's advocate" question. Yes, I am that person. I like to ask those questions to understand better and be able to have a response for when the tough questions are asked of me. After spurring some very interesting discussion our company adjourned and my boyfriend and I went back to his house to hang out. He and I continued discussing my question on the drive home and on arriving he quickly retrieved from his room his ESV Study Bible. Having been in RUF for several years I had certainly heard of the ESVSB. I had heard people sing its praises and tout its wonders but I had never really thought much of it. I already have a Reformation Study Bible that R.C. Sproul's ministry had produced some 15 years back (Whoa! Suddenly feeling old...) and I figured that one study Bible was like the rest. Well boy was I dead wrong. As Mark and I began flipping through the pages researching my question I was more and more drawn in to just how many references we were coming up with. Verses were being connected from all over the Bible. The commentary was fascinating. There were detailed maps. There were extensive notes. It was love. I had to have this Bible.
A few weeks later I promptly went out and bought my own personal copy. I absolutely love it! Now, normally I don't write a book review for a book I haven't read all the way through yet. But since this is a Bible and that could take a year at least for that to happen I figured I would review it anyway and let you know that if you do not have one of these in your library you should invest in one. It is a wonderful, easy to understand, resource to deepen your knowledge and love for the Scriptures.
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