This is awesome! Thanks for posting it. I am sure it will be appreciated by a vast audience.

LOL!

Roger

Anyone know what size the print will be? Most all of the study bibles are 9 pt. font or lower.

I just ordered bi-focals. Bring on your tiny print!!

But I love my Study Bible that I can use as my home security system :)

Nice video.

This is what you do when your publishing houses' translation (HCSB)continues to lose what little market share it did have to the ESV. On a comprehensive level, the ESV Study Bible is simply unbeatable (notes, conservative scholarship, maps, charts, etc). It's only weakness is it's size. But you know that don't you? You try to convince people that less is better. But this is America. We love our Study Bibles packed with as much info as they can squeeze on the page. We want the best. If your best argument for the HCSB Study Bible is that it is small, well, good luck with that.

Doug,

The video was a joke... since the ESV people ran it on their blog, I know that they saw it as such.

I do hope that your attitude is not representative of people who read the ESV. It is a fine translation and a good study Bible. And, I am always glad when people who love the scriptures create a study Bible that honors the inerrant word-- and both the ESV and HCSB study Bibles would fit that description.

It would be fascinating to have a discussion on the strengths of differing translations or revisions (and the recent presentations of such at ETS). We can do that soon at the blog. But, that is not this post.

I don't work with or on the HCSB study Bible, but I do appreciate good humor. Perhaps you might consider trying that as well... and relax a bit.

God bless,

Ed

Thanks for your response Ed. God's Word, alone, is powerful, living and active, sharper than any two edged sword. When publishing houses chose to couple sound scholarship with God's Word, it is an extremely helpful tool.

However, I cannot begin to express my frustration over the shear number of new translations and study Bibles on the market today. Many are simply not necessary. The "tin can" Bible, the Duct tape Bible, etc. scream marketing gimmick. Having attending the CBA conventions on a number of occasions my fear of marketing cannot be overstated. So, the video you posted seemed par for the course. For that misunderstanding, I do apologize. But my base question still stands. Why do we need another Study Bible?

Doug,

I did not see that "base question" in the first comment. ;-)

But, that is a good question. I am not sure we NEED any study Bibles, and that was true before the ESV Study Bible and is still true today.

Yet, I think it is good when people go deeper and study Bibles can be helps in doing so. So, I love the "un-needed ESV Study Bible" and this "un-needed HCSB" one as well.

I will be writing the notes on the missional church, so order yours early. ;-)

God bless,

Ed

Now that's funny and a great idea.

So have they set a release date yet? I use the HCSB as my main translation, but do get a lot of use out of the ESV Study Bible. My main 2 complaints about the ESVSB are 1) it's TOO big to take anywhere and 2) the ESV isn't written in English that anyone I know speaks. The HCSB is both accurate and readable in modern English. I'm looking forward to reading your article when I pick up the HCSBSB.