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ESV Compact Bible (Tan/Burgundy, Vine Design, Red Letter) |
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Published: 2004-05-11 |
List price: $22.99
Our price: $18.39
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Customer comments on this selection.
 ESV Bible
It is true that the print is small but it can be read effectively enough. It is a great little Bible (now, I wish I could find it). Wayne Harvey
 A faithful text, but lacking some essential features
The ESV is more faithful to the original languages than the NIV. However this ESV version lacks many features found in Zondervan's NIV Pocket Reference Bible, some of which are below.
1. Verse Cross-refs
2. Book Introductions (Author/background, theme, outline,etc..)
3. Maps
4. Tables/Charts
Other than this this ESV Bible is an excellent portable Bible, and I strongly recommend it to anyone wanting to carry around a text that is more faithful to the contents of the authors.
Beautiful Little Bible
I love this little Bible! Fits into my purse and is beautiful with the grape vine design on the cover.
The print is small, so if you have trouble reading small print this may not be the Bible for you. I don't have a problem reading it though.
 Smaller than I thought.
This is a very small, compact edition of the ESV. The red part of its cover is a little darker than it looks in the picture. Over all, though, it is a nice small Bible.
Great version, but too small for daily use
The ESV is a wonderful version of the Bible. The purpose of this review is not to discuss whether you should purchase a Bible or whether you should purchase an ESV Bible. This review will focus on this particular ESV Bible.
This Compact TruTone edition is a very small and pretty Bible. It'll fit practically anywhere and you can carry it with you whenever you want. The cover also has a very nice texture to it. The colors of the cover are a shade darker than the Amazon photo and, in my taste, better.
Unfortunately, the print is very small. You can still read it with moderate ease, but trying to read more than a few chapters at a time will strain your eyes. Also, because the Bible is so small, you can't leave it open on your lap or table. It has a tendency to close itself unless you have a hand on it to keep it open. I definitely do not recommend using this Bible as your primary Bible.
I originally purchased this Bible because I wanted to have an ESV Bible to read texts in parallel. I ended up liking the ESV so much, that I tried using this as my primary Bible - and that's when I learned all the impractical problems of a small Bible. I now keep it in my car's glove box for those moments I want my Bible in a bind.
Three stars for this particular edition. (Five stars for the ESV.)
For day-to-day ESV use, I now use The Reformation Study Bible: English Standard Version.
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