ESV Journaling Study Bible | Unboxing + Full Review

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[@MouseCheese2010]

Can’t wait for the 10 pound, large print, full note, journaling ESV Study bible in EvangelicalBible exclusive green goatskin 😅

[@timwildsmith]

🤣😂

[@mikewelch6192]

Is this a an actual thing lol? A ten pound Bible is a bit to big for me and I love large Bibles

[@MouseCheese2010]

@@mikewelch6192 lol maybe one day

[@mikewelch6192]

@@MouseCheese2010 at want point does the ESV Study people become to big lol? I’m imagining Cambridge making one of those massive church Bibles that are sometimes on display expect it’s the ESV Study Bible

[@mendyhand3895]

How about the singular journaling books of the Bible….with journaling notes added? Perfect solution. 👍

[@SKAT_52968]

I’ve been waiting for this one…only to realize I am going the path of Paul….need large print. I hope that you and friends can help other such as I and they publish a large print version soon. Great job reviewing Tim!

[@janellerodriguez7623]

Thanks so much for this overview! As a Bible studier and Bible journaler I'm super excited for this Bible!!

[@tinaanderson2953]

This. Oh, this looks like what I've been waiting for! ♥️

[@Ilithyia_and_Chelsie_Marie]

So excited for this new variation to combine these 2 amazing options into 1 spectacular offering 💕💕💕

[@Jared-Cruz]

This is such a great idea from Crossway! Love it.

[@bowiespace]

I love this Bible. I hope they come out with it in large print. Thank you for the great review.

[@velvetnightmare3133]

1:48 This is adorable talking about not wanting to hurt it - I've got a 15-year-old Bible that is starting to fall apart And I met a new Christian who doesn't even open hers all the way because she doesn't want to crease the pages. ❤❤ honey, it's going to get a lot of use!

[@jennifert7678]

😀this is beautiful ! I was thinking of purchasing the esv study Bible. I’m glad I waited. This is genius 😃👍🏾

[@logan.stark777]

This looks like a really great study, journal Bible integration. Great review.

[@mikewelch6192]

I have a Catholic NRSV journaling Bible from Harper Collins and Catholic Bible Press. It is a pastel blue cloth over board and I love it. I wish it was a study Bible this is really cool.

[@Dylan-wn7dm]

Another great video, Brother. That's a really nice Bible, I would like to see more NASB 2020 study Bibles

[@sylviafriessen9124]

Mien i wish the font had atleast been a 9 pt.. But i LOVE the concept of this !! Other publishers should follow suit

[@donaldsproson2494]

I have never used a jouraling bible but this review is making me think again. Thanks so much Tim

[@timwildsmith]

You’re very welcome!

[@jjstuartonwriting8150]

I just got the ESV study bible a few days ago, and I have to say I'm two or three days in, and still haven't gotten past Genesis chapter 4. There is so much to learn, I love it!!!! Now I wish I had gotten that version. No regrets though, I'm having so much revelation about things I had never considered, but at this rate it's going to take ten years to read the bible, lol~

[@glennosjv]

Looks awesome 🤩 I have a wide margin Thompson Chain Reference Bible but it is so big and heavy I never use it. It just sits on a shelf.

[@donnawildsmith2232]

Love this!! Thanks for sharing!

[@timwildsmith]

Of course!

[@veromarie2500]

This review made me buy it, thank you I love it I wanted an esv study bible but also wanted a journal bible this is perfect brilliant idea of crossway

[@timwildsmith]

So glad to hear this!

[@PrentissYeates]

Looks great- super good review and again Nelson/ Zondervon pay attention.

[@shellydenison8098]

Looove this bible. This is exactly what I have been looking for!

[@timwildsmith]

Nice!

[@aprilfurcean8302]

Your hosanna revival video inspired me to get my own. I received it this week and I absolutely love it!

[@timwildsmith]

Yay!

[@RubenCardenas79]

First, congratulations to you on your new book contract, Tim! Second, I just got my ESV Journaling Study Bible today from Amazon. I ordered halfway through watching your unboxing/review of it! 😂

[@timwildsmith]

Thanks!

[@kevinvodochodsky]

I was just telling my wife the other day how I wish there was a journaling study Bible! Well Crossway… you’ve put done yourself, and now you shall take my money! Haha!

[@charjohnnyo3655]

Again, another presentation! Thanks Tim

[@timwildsmith]

You’re welcome!

[@charjohnnyo3655]

@@timwildsmith LOL I had a key word missing "wonderful" . Of course it was another presentation.

[@cpagoals]

I got one of these and I am over the moon, cannot believe they made a journaling study bible which is what I have been hoping for for sooooo long!!!

[@timwildsmith]

Awesome!

[@capturedbyannamarie]

Haven’t watched your videos for a bit, but love the new background. It’s much better!

[@timwildsmith]

Thanks!

[@coffeewithchristian]

Let’s goooo! Been waiting on this for so long! I’m ordering it right now!

[@reneesterling-boscoe2064]

I need a study bible with LARGE print. I ordered a dev study bible but the words are to small. I want to return it and get one with large words. Do you have one?

[@reneesterling-boscoe2064]

That esv

[@Rene3873]

Finally - but I’m not sure if I’d be able to read it…I can get away with 8 or 8.5 -- I hope they make it in a bigger print but not a bigger size…lol

[@liricasbiblicas]

I was so excited for this Bible , I received mine yesterday and I love it except from the paper 😭 is too weak 😭😭😭😭 other than that it’s perfect, amazing notes and resources wao amazing 💛

[@tinea.8516]

Hi does it mean it bleeds thru? Highlighters and pen 🖊 😢

[@LeizaBrown]

Yes, I got mine too and was so disappointed with the paper. It does bleed. I’ve used all the pens I usually use and it bleeds. I think pencil would be the only thing that doesn’t bleed

[@WJ6FRadio]

@@LeizaBrown Thank you for this information!

[@user-hu7jp8ow1t]

This bible is a great idea BUT the paper is sooooooooo thin! 😢

[@mikehoward455]

Thank you Tim.

[@timwildsmith]

Of course!

[@LeighAnnH]

I compared side by side this bible with my ESV Student Study Bible. It is exactly the same down to the page numbers. I like the more concise notes, but it may be something you want to be aware of. I’ll be passing my ESV Student Study bible onto someone else now that I know the content is the same.

[@jasonmarshall5730]

That is an awesome Bible

[@Claire-ze3wl]

i just got the esv study Bible in april. i was sad that the study Bible didn’t have margins, but i had no idea that this existed!!!

[@josephbink3718]

I begin at a seminary next month. Their standard use is the ESV. Interested in this journaling Bible. Would it be a good one to pick up? ESV is a version I don’t have yet.

[@Creationhorse]

Looks like a great bible....but... The issue I'm having is that there are small print bibles and large print, but not much in medium print, like 9 pt. My eyes need the medium print. So I have to stick with the ESV wide margin 9pt, unless Crossway starts offering other double column medium print options.

[@forestantemesaris8447]

Great edition. Never seen those fonts in an ESV before

[@timwildsmith]

Yeah, it doesn’t look like Lexicon.

[@jonburnett4950]

It looks like the same ones they used in the Student Study Bible, but I can’t tell on my iPad mini. 😂 I’ll have to take a look when I can steal our daughter’s. While I’m at it, I think the pagination matches between the two. ✌️🤓

[@AndreFavron]

hey Tim - thank you for your ministry in helping us choose the right Bible for ourselves. You are a great teacher. I am wondering if you can help me narrow down my search (I have already decided that this ESV study & journalling Bible is the one for me) BUT, I am not sure which is actually easier to write in, the two-tone trutone or the hardcover? Can you please do a video with both side-by side as I only want one of the two. TIA.

[@timwildsmith]

This is the only one they sent me... but I think they'll both be fairly easy to write in.

[@superproducercbiz]

Does it have the same amount of notes/ commentary as the normal study Bible? Or does it subtract some for the sake of journaling space ??

[@samuelbritton3851]

I have this Bible, and I am also considering the full ESV Study Bible in cowhide. Does it make sense to have both (aside from collecting)?

[@Stoutman100]

I received mine yesterday. Its probably my favorite Bible. Its not exactly the same as the ESV study bible, but still really awesome.

[@camduoc]

How is it different than the ESV study bible?

[@Stoutman100]

@azncamgurl there are fewer study notes and articles. It's rare that I feel the need for more study notes. The journaling still has a lot, but if I do, the ESV Study Bible has a lot of articles. I would still pick the journaling study bible as my daily. Unless I am doing a real deep dive, it has everything I need in the notes. Plus, it has large margins for my own journaling, of course. Hope my rambling helped.

[@Jwyatt132002]

I wanted to like this so bad. When you start to use it on the daily the paper wrinkles so bad. I have had two of the journaling Bibles and was so excited to get this. I was with you combining them is perfect and ideal. It just fell flat for me. Can’t wait to hear what you think the more you use it.

[@timwildsmith]

Bummer!

[@desireegrosgebauer6526]

I am guessing it's not the thick, cream-colored paper that's in the journaling Bible? I have the Harper Collins XL Nrsv-the Bible is square and those wide pages of thin Bible paper love to get folded all kinda weird ways.

[@Jwyatt132002]

@@desireegrosgebauer6526 It is not that paper. I really hoped it was going to be but it wasn't. It is a little slicker.

[@airangel2992]

TruTone TwoTone! 😂 Thanks for the content, Tim. Keep it coming.

[@timwildsmith]

You bet!

[@PayThePiper247]

I just got this Bible for my birthday from a friend. I've been reading from an NLT and wanted a different translation to read from and parallel reading when I don't quite understand something from one translation and read the other.

[@timwildsmith]

Great idea!

[@kevvy22]

Which one would you recommend to someone who’s read the bible, but now looking to deeply study it? Will the lack of margins in the ESV study be an issue?

[@gordydexter2615]

Hi Tim thank you for the review of the ESV Journaling Study Bible. I was ready to order one until……. Major disappointment‼️when you said it was NOT a RED LETTER edition. Heck for me it is always critical to wake up a bit more when you turn the page of the Bible and you see Red Lettering where our Lord is quoted. All my Bibles have this and for me it is a “Must Have” feature of a Bible for me. I was really pumped up for this Bible. Can you tell me if the ESV Study Bible is a Red Letter edition??? My current study book has come apart into like 11 sections so I need to get it rebounded. Do you know of a great store/business that will rebound my Bible? It was my Dad’s Bible and I was the one who led him to Jesus. So when he passed that was the number one item that I desired. He read it every day for 20+ years and I have read it every day for 10+ years. Any assistance I would greatly appreciate. Thanks Tim.

[@sheilajohnson3383]

The 12,000 notes, 80 maps, and 900 did you know facts match the count on the student study bible. I have the student study bible now. It is very good. However, 7.5 font is a deal breaker.

[@jonny3874]

Wish they’d made this when I was doing my degree 😅

[@ginaturney7068]

I have this Bible and I love it. However, I do wish the pages were thicker.

[@SamPandiangan]

Is there anyway to order and ship it to Indonesia?

[@reubenrinaldi7091]

Is the paper in this one the same as the natural leather with the strap? I was wondering if the price difference is only because of the leather, or if the one with the strap has better paper

[@timwildsmith]

My understanding is that each edition has the same paper.

[@kbunky69]

Crossway need to do a full interleaf journal esv study bible . Need full page after each page of scripture

[@grettaarzate8070]

@timwildsmith hi. I am new to your chanel and in the mkt for a Bible. Does this exist: ESV Study, journaling, large print, red letter, interleaved OR single column with wide margins, thick paper, leather cover? Please advise.

[@timwildsmith]

Not that I know of.

[@justindeharlingen]

Eh... Crossway, if you're listening, you need to thank the 2010s design team for a great decade and then fire them. The same covers, colors, font, overall styles have lasted far too long. HarperCollins has been far more creative lately with much older, less popular translations. I know it's a terrible reason, but I'm actually considering using a NKJV again just because I'm so tired of ugly Crossway covers and plain Lexicon font. Even Lockman picked up new looks. Enough lazy remixing the same stuff and do something that's actually new, Crossway.

[@sylviafriessen9124]

Right on !!

[@timwildsmith]

Ouch!

[@justindeharlingen]

Haha I'm being too harsh. But Crossway was the one raising the bar a decade ago, and got us all to love the ESV, which I still do. They just need to freshen things up, sans two-tone mahogany, teal, and girly florals.

[@jscottnewland]

Tim - you did not say enough about the paper? It does look really thin like 28 gsm, we know that the camera over enhances to make it look worse than it does in person. I will be really interested to know how it takes Micron pens and highlight before I can jump in. I will also add, I did not see this 2 tone tru tone on the Amazon link only the hardcover and the "strap and flap" but I can report that Crossway is running a Fathers day promo and you can get the 2 tone ( if you register for their free Crossway +) for 40% off or $38.99 with Free Shipping if any of you are were on the fence based on the retail price. Also someone commented that they ordered it right after watching the video and commented it was not the same notes as the ESV Study Bible, but Tim said it was the same as the "ESV Student Study Bible" with some enhancements, like the character boxes etc which is a bit condensed version of the Standard Study Bible

[@roannemandap9150]

The paper is too thin. I was quite disappointed since I won´t be able to write in it except with pencils which I don´t really like to use.

[@jscottnewland]

@@roannemandap9150 thanks for that response. I was afraid of that. Too bad. I wish Tim would hit those details, viewers should know what paper/pens a “ journaling” notebook will take. So much time spent on leather soft, inside pages and maps, not enough dets. Surrounding context usage of bible. . I mean pencil is fine and they make colored pencils so you notes don’t have to be all chromium, but covering that detail, helps us.

[@sandracoombs2255]

Are the notes from the Student study bible or the study bible itself. You said “student” and I wonder why they included notes from a young/teen study bible rather than the adult version so to speak? Is this Bible aimed at students?

[@timwildsmith]

The ESV Student Study Bible is an abridged version of the full ESV Study Bible with a few unique features. They use its content for editions like this that can’t have the full set of notes.

[@sandracoombs2255]

@@timwildsmith Thanks so much for letting me know, Tim. 🙏😊

[@timschlum1363]

2 column + small font are strange decisions.

[@I9IIEIIYIIEIIS]

"he will fry you forever for not believing - but he loves you!"

[@jamescaddell2923]

Can you get this is KJV

[@yellowphoenix9702]

Have you reviewed any women’s study bibles?

[@muskyoxes]

Unless I missed it, i didn't hear what's in the study bible that's not in this. I assume there must be a lot of things since it's smaller

[@timwildsmith]

Yep, this is the notes from the student study Bible… not quite as much as the full one.

[@suedatesman5616]

Great Bible, but the text is way too small for my 70 year old eyes

[@MashHRyan]

Im sad i got mine and every pen i use has bled through pretty bad, if only they could make the paper just a tiny bit thicker :(

[@timwildsmith]

Bummer!

[@johnbrownell7263]

Does this have Red Font for when Jesus spoke?

[@timwildsmith]

Nope.

[@johnbrownell7263]

@@timwildsmith I guess I could use a red highlighter

[@ghostl1124]

And his floor is so cluttered with boxing stuff.... LOL

[@ThePaPappy]

I don't think they make my perfect Bible. In a 14 to 16 point type you mostly get no room for ANY notes, fake leather ,32 gsm paper that bleeds through,cheap ribbons and non line matched. 😞 You'd think with over 20 million people with eye problems they could do better.

[@davidhiramreyes6490]

The 7.5 type face would be fine IF it was verse by verse

[@edodt4220]

I just want to state for the record that I had the idea for this kind of Bible back in the mid-90's. Also, I conceived of something like the NET Bible around the same time. I have also had the concepts for several books that I later discovered were already written.....a few of them having been written before I was even born. I guess I say this knowing that no one will care, under the realization that I will never be famous, and yes I'm bitter about it (I guess not REALLY "bitter") and I do gain some catharsis making this comment that I know will benefit no one but myself. I will say that none of my ideas have been TOTALLY realized. For example, I think that currently the BEST "note-taking" Bible on the market is the NKJV interleaved Bible. The main strengths it has are READABILITY (which the bible in this video lacks) including the clarity of the font (so-called "comfort print" and it is indeed comfortable) and the SIZE (it's a 9-point font). I can take-it-or-leave-it when it comes to red-lettering, but the NKJV interleaved Bible does the red-lettering very well. It also preserves the very useful NKJV footnotes. The things it LACKS are pages for something like an index (such as what is featured in the Cambridge wide-margin bibles). I don't expect an interleaved bible to include a concordance or index, but an extra 50 blank pages in the rear of the bible would be appropriate. Additionally, one thing NO journaling or interleaved Bible includes is a full blank page PRECEEDING each book of the Bible. If you would like to include your own intro material in a form factor like this, you always have to sacrifice space in chapter one of each book for that purpose. Indeed, blank pages in appropriate place throughout the text would be very useful. If you think of an interleaved or journaling Bible as an opportunity to create your own "study Bible" then these kinds of extra blank pages are needed. I have not seen that happen yet. The idea of including study notes AND blank space is very well implemented here. But I think you could do even more with an interleaved form factor. The ESVSB is the only SB I would be interested in seeing produced in this way.....with the exception of NET Bible notes. I think a lot could be done with the notes from the NET Bible. In fact, a "textual criticism" study Bible has not yet truly been produced (the NET bible being the only exception to this technically speaking). There's a lot more out there than just the NET translator notes to work with when it comes to this idea. Imagine a notes apparatus that draws from a committee of those who work in textual criticism. In fact I think EVERY translation could benefit from an apparatus that gives some exposure to the text and translation choices that distinguish the translation from others. A lot could be said and done here. An "NA 28" study Bible is the kind of thing that has needed to be produced for a very long time. I realize there are guides out there. I'm talking about something that the general reader can use.....somthing that pretty much teaches people how to use the apparatus of the NA28 or UBS5. A study bible that would truly enable the common reader to gain fundamental skill as a user of textual apparatus. A majority text translation is something many people realize should be produced, so I can't claim much oritinality on that one. But yeah, it needs to be produced. Anyway, I'm not really as self-promoting as I might sound when it comes to thinking of these things. I don't mean to sound like the Steve Jobs of study bibles haha. But I guess I do sound that way. I am grateful we have what we have. And I am not wise in my own eyes, I can assure you. I suppose if you live long enough, this happens to most of us, where we see others do the things we could only dream about. I lack the skill and knowledge to do any of the things that I have wished for over the years; I am grateful there are those who do have what it takes to make these things for us, and they do it.

[@JerseyCity478]

See Tim...... 😑

[@ghostl1124]

John 11:25-27 Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. The one who believes in me, even if he dies, will live. Everyone who lives and believes in me will never die. Do you believe this?” “Yes, Lord,” she told him, “I believe you are the Messiah, the Son of God, who comes into the world.” Daily Bible reading is a blessing, even if you have a Gideon Bible, or even a paperback Bible. Why buy so many Bibles? But , I should not judge anyone on their Bible purchases. But there DOES come a time when we have to obey the Bible and support family, missions, the poor, etc.

[@TheWordofTruth1611]

It’s difficult to use a bible that questions the deity of Jesus Christ and tampers with His blood, which cleanses us from all sin.

[@DS-uo5ie]

Please be careful with the ESV!Big mistake in it says Elhanan killed Goliath not David!

[@HS-ml8dx]

Scripture reference? I don't have an ESV, but will check on the Bible App. Thanks for sharing.

[@willgarrison5075]

The ESV Bible is considered one of if not the most accurate to date Bible when talking in terms of word for word translation. ”So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and with a stone, and struck the Philistine and killed him. There was no sword in the hand of David. Then David ran and stood over the Philistine and took his sword and drew it out of its sheath and killed him and cut off his head with it. When the Philistines saw that their champion was dead, they fled.“ ‭‭1 Samuel‬ ‭17‬:‭50‬-‭51‬ ‭ESV‬‬