ESV Illuminated™ Bible, Art Journaling Edition (Cloth over Board, Navy)

Bought this Bible as a gift. The illustrations are beautiful and the marings on the side is perfect for taking notes. Each Book has an introduction illustration relevant to the Book. The cover is a high quality finish as well and it comes with a protective illustrated box for storage.

This is a superb Bible. The ESV, to my ear, is the best - by which I mean the truest, the most God-honouring - translation of God's Word now out there. The NKJV, which I used for many years, now sounds quite clunky in comparison. This edition, cloth-bound, is a joy to handle and read. It has also been well-bound; the pages fall open naturally, without any stiffness, anywhere from Genesis to Revelation. The illustrations are tasteful, and aesthetically-pleasing, but do not overwhelm the Word itself: rather, they complement it, and draw you into the relevant passage. In such a manner they also operate, I would suggest, as an aide memoire. It ought to be pointed out to the prospective buyer that the illustrations are not of scenes in the Bible, or of Biblical characters, but are centred exclusively on text. Therefore the edition is entirely 'safe' for a Reformed (evangelical) Christian such as myself to use: the principle of the prohibition against the use of graven images is not violated, although one might say, I suppose, that in its spirit this edition is closer to Luther than to Zwingli. Which is just fine by me. Highly recommended.

The bible was excellently designed.

I’m so happy with this it’s lovely

This bible arrived late but it was worth the wait. This is my first bible which I intent to read and pass on to my children in future. It's big and the writing is easy to read and illustration is excellent. It looks quality and would highly recommend to anyone who is looking for a Bible to last generations.

This is such a beautiful Bible, with full sized illustrated title pages for every book and the occasional verse in the outer columns. The gold ink that's used makes it seem much more expensive than it actually is & the cover/ gilt edging look & feel high quality. There's a decent amount of space in the outer columns to write notes/add your own illuminations if you like to do that kind of thing. This would make a lovely gift for a friend or for yourself - definitely something to treasure!

Stunning.

Love it, but came with a little rip and not too well packaged, overall I still love it and it is my favourite bible.

muito linda, veio bem embalada e sem nenhum dano

This Truly is one of the most Beautifully crafted Bibles I have ever bought. Reading it is a Pleasure!! It truly is Beautiful

Highly recommend getting!!! LOVE the writing/journal space on the side. Great for getting the ESV translation which is more of a word for word translation than the NIV. Very elegant. Love the gold and navy. There are nice artistic golden verses on bits of the journaling sections of major Bible verses which is really nice. Perfect for messages/sermons that hop around the Bible. Has a nice Table of Contents. No index or definitions in the back. In the back there is an explanation for each of the drawings at the beginning of each chapter.Highly highly recommend getting this same ESV Bible in separate journal form for each book of the Bible. ESV Old Testament https://a.co/d/iqyLT0K and ESV New Testament https://a.co/d/7HHKOWc . Perfect for journaling during Bible Studies and messages/sermons when you are going chapter by chapter in the Bible or covering specific books of the Bible. Our Grace Church in Eden Prairie, MN, just covered the book of Revelation (it has been fantastic!!!), so I used the ESV Revelation Bible journal in the New Testament set. It works great for writing on each journal page: "Observations" on the left side (I like to write what happened in each Bible verse or write down highlights of the verses), draw a line drawn the middle, and "Questions" on the right hand side that you have. For any note taking, highlighting, circling words/phrases that are repetitive, and writing the Attributes of God on the left of the Bible Verses. I also like to put squares around the words I write of God's Attributes, God's different names or "he" mentioned in the verses and references to other Bible verses that correlate to the verses being covered.The NIV Study Bible is great for connecting the dots between different parts of the Bible, history, maps, notes, research, chapter summaries, table of contents, index, definitions, etc.

Deffinetly amazed by the look and the structure of the inside. Had to wait for my paycheck, but every penny was worth. Amazing masterpiece. Deffinetly a must buy for all the book lovers, bible l8vers, readers, bible or book collectors and so many more 😂

Inicialmente fue para un obsequio, el tamaño que tiene es bastante práctico, no es para viaje, es más para tenerla en casa, en palabras de quien la recibió, es la mejor que ha tenido y visto. Fue muy buen detalle y original, recomendable!