Poetry: ESV Reader's Bible Volume III

ESV Reader's Bible, Six-Volume Set #3

by Anonymous

The ESV Reader’s Bible, Six-Volume Set stems from the conviction that the Bible is of immeasurable value and should therefore be treasured—and read in the most seamless way possible. Constructed with materials carefully selected to reflect the beauty of God’s Word, the ESV Reader’s Bible, Six-Volume Set is a unique collection designed for those desiring a cleaner, simpler Bible-reading experience. Printed on European book paper with smyth-sewn binding and packaged in an elegant slipcase, this edition features single column text that is free of all verse numbers, chapter numbers, and footnotes, as well as most section headings—resulting in a unique Bible-reading experience that helps readers encounter and delight in the beauty of God’s Word.

The Pentateuch: ESV Reader's Bible, Volume I
Historical Books: ESV Reader's Bible Volume II
Poetry: ESV Reader's Bible Volume III
Prophets: ESV Reader's Bible Volume IV
Gospels & Acts: ESV Reader's Bible Volume V
Epistles & Revelation: ESV Reader's Bible Volume VI
ESV Reader's Bible, Six-Volume Set

Genres: Theology, Old Testament, Christian

523 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 2016

About the author

Books can be attributed to "Anonymous" for several reasons:

* They are officially published under that name
* They are traditional stories not attributed to a specific author
* They are religious texts not generally attributed to a specific author

Books whose authorship is merely uncertain should be attributed to Unknown.

See also: Anonymous

Reviews

[Kirk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Such a refreshing format... no chapters, no verses, no subject headings to chop up the text and distract the reader. The text is formated to reflect the parallelism in the poetry or grouped into paragraphs to reflect any narratival sections. The pages aren't the typical onion-skin style found in most Bibles which turned out to be far more pleasant than I had anticipated. It's easy to get lost in the reading similarly to how one might when reading any other piece of literature. I sat down and read Job (42 chapters) in two sittings. Highly recommended!

[Abby Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

I truly enjoyed reading Job, Psalms. Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon this way. It was beautiful and refreshing.

[Ben · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Psalms are always a pleasure, but Job and Ecclesiastes really popped for me this time as incredible, complex, and human expressions of pain and disillusionment. Let nobody ever tell you the bible presents a false or flowery vision of life or forbids godly people from experiencing doubt.

[Josh Head · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really enjoyed Ecclesiastes this time around!

[Dan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful poetic formatting.
Easy reading of the poetic and wisdom literature. It’s wonderful going through the Psalms, Proverbs, etc. in big swathes. The wisdom in Proverbs staggered me - it is definitely a book better to be gnawed on slowly rather than chowed down, but I still gained so much appreciation for it reading through this time. Psalms particularly struck me - it is amazing to see how much attention God receives. How much adoration and praise and worship of God for his character is all throughout the Psalms. The end of Job, God responding after all the bickering and philosophising, was sensational. Overall, a wonderful read.

[Bill Forgeard · Rating 5 out of 5]

The clean formatting is great for the Psalms and wisdom books.

[Wayne · Rating 5 out of 5]

4.5 stars.

While the Bible is the Bible (five stars!), I found the reader’s edition of the wisdom literature less helpful than I did when reading narrative. I ended up missing the section headings.

[Greg Reimer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Again, fantastic production on this Bible series. I can't recommend the format of the text (so beneficial to read long chunks of scripture), and the production quality is amazing!

[Nick · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a gift these collected works of wisdom and poetry are to humanity.

[Joshua Clark · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Monte Hickingbottom · Rating 5 out of 5]

The ESV provides some of the most accessible translations of the psalms and proverbs! I highly recommend this format!

[Ryan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great format for poetic books, except for maybe Proverbs. Still, a great way to grab a portion of the Bible and read it in large sections.

[Scott Meadows · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read for OT Survey II under Dr. Jason DeRouchie at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary