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The English Standard Version (ESV) was published in 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. The ESV seeks to be a word-for-word translation rather than a thought-for-thought translation. The translation board used the Revised Standard Version (RSV) as a textual starting point for language and literary style although with the conscious decision to correct what many Evangelicals considered to be under-translations found in the RSV, that is, specific verses thought to be influenced by Liberal theology. In 2007 a revised edition appeared, in which about 360 changes were incorporated. In 2008 a Study Bible edition was released adding larger book introductions, copious study notes, topical articles, and concordance. The Bible text was the 2007 edition.

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• Christianity Today: The English Standard Version

  http://www.ctlibrary.com/bc/2002/sepoct/3.26.html
  Review article by English teacher Kathleen Nielson.

• English Standard Version

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Standard_Version
  A Wikipedia article on the history, translation philosophy and a bit of criticism of the ESV

• English Standard Version

  http://www.bible-researcher.com/esv.html
  This site gives some of the history and compares the ESV with the RSV in Romans 1-3 and some of the Old Testament prophecies.

• Matthias Media: How Close Are We to the Bible?

  http://www.matthiasmedia.com.au/ESV/close_bible.html
  A review of Bible translation principles with comparisons between the English Standard Version and the New International Version.

• Official Website of the English Standard Version Bible

  http://www.esv.org/
  This site has links to translation philosophy, history and names of translators.

• The English Standard Version

  http://www.christiancourier.com/articles/591-the-english-standard-version
  A review of the ESV with some history, translation information, strengths and some suggested improvements.

• The English Standard Version (ESV)

  http://av1611.com/kjbp/articles/kinney-esv.html
  This site gives some of the history as well as a comparison between the ESV and other versions in about a dozen verses.

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