Holy Bible: English Standard Version, New Testament

Rating:
Summary: My Favorite Version; Most Convenient Format
Review: The trade paperback compact version of the English Standard Version (ESV) New Testament has been a great resource for me. I was looking for a version of the ESV that was extremely compact, which I could drop in my pocket and not even feel it was there. My Gideon's New Testament (New King James Version) had previously fit this description well, except for my reading I prefer the ESV for many reasons which are beyond the scope of this review.

Crossway has released a compact thinline bonded leather, which I was about to order, but when a girl in my small group showed me hers I decided that it was a great little package but still a little too thick and too bulky (containing the whole old testament...which makes me still want to buy it and maybe put up with the inconvenience for the privilege of having the entire scriptures available to me in my pocket). Then I got an email a couple of weeks later from discerning reader, saying that the trade paperbook ESV was for sale for two bucks. I jumped on it and bought two, one for me and one for my wife.

It has now become my daily companion to classes, to work, and pretty much anywhere else I go. My only complaint is that it does not include Psalms like so many other New Testaments do. I appreciate that in such a small package Crossway did not skimp and provided red letters for the words of Jesus.

As a final note, apparently Crossway is getting better with their binding. After two months of extreme use, the binding is holding up fine with no apparent signs of wear.

My advice, for such a little cost, go ahead and buy this one. Maybe add it to your wishlist or your cart for that day when your order only hits twenty-two bucks and you need that extra little bit to get you to free shipping. :-)

In Christ,
-Jacob Hantla